{"product_id":"9781571310514","title":"Visigoth: Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eVisigoth\u003c\/i\u003e is a portrait of the American male — gritty, violent, and fascinating. The protagonists in this collection of stories come from all walks of life — hockey players, middle managers, political hopefuls, and wayward husbands — but all share a tendency to turn towards violence when life begins spinning out of control. In \"The Flyweight,\" an all-star high-school wrestler struggles with his own success and the expectations of others when he begins hearing voices after a schizophrenic breakdown. \"Visigoth,\" the title story, depicts a college hockey player unable to understand that his relationship with an English professor is over. The novella \"The Free Fall\" focuses on a cycle of escalating violence in small farming and mining towns and the effect that it has on the main character and his family. Sharp, inquisitive, and witty, \u003ci\u003eVisigoth\u003c\/i\u003e challenges the reader to question the popular glory of violence in all its manifestations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Milkweed Editions","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47054538834160,"sku":"9781571310514","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781571310514_p0.jpg?v=1763767268","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781571310514","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}