{"product_id":"9781480452565","title":"Cardinal Numbers: Stories","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom the author of \u003ci\u003eInner Tube \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eOdditorium\u003c\/i\u003e, a book of strikingly original, convention-defying short stories\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCardinal Numbers\u003c\/i\u003e is a posthumous collection of brilliantly enigmatic short fiction by Hob Broun, written with the aid of a respirator when the author was paralyzed from the neck down. Witty and full of minimalist surprise, these stories flirt with fragment, fabulism, and collage. In “Rosella, in Stages,” an old woman’s experience is movingly charted through the voice of her writing in six different life stages—and in six pages, no less. “Highspeed Linear Main Street,” a standout tale and an artistic credo of sorts, centers on a photographer’s fixation on highway life, while the surreal “Finding Florida” features a Che Guevara who becomes struck with longing for a librarian and receives some unwelcome news from a fortune teller.\u003cbr\u003ePowerfully felt as well as mordantly funny, \u003ci\u003eCardinal Numbers\u003c\/i\u003e is a freshly singular contribution to the American short story.","brand":"Open Road Media","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47141926928624,"sku":"9781480452565","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781480452565_p0.jpg?v=1763619651","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781480452565","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}