{"product_id":"9781571310934","title":"The Book of Duels","description":"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFierce, searing, and darkly comical, Garriga's debut collection of short-short fiction depicts historical and imagined duels, re-envisioning in a flash the competing points of motivation—courage and cowardice, honor and vengeance—that lead individuals to risk it all.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this compact collection, “settling the score” provides a fascinating apparatus for exploring foundational civilizing ideas. Notions of courage, cowardice, and revenge course through Michael Garriga’s flash fiction pieces, each one of which captures a duel’s decisive moment from three distinct perspectives: opposing accounts from the individual duelists, followed by the third account of a witness. In razor-honed language, the voices of the duelists take center stage, training a spotlight on the litany of misguided beliefs and perceptions that lead individuals into such conflicts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom Cain and Abel to Andrew Jackson and Charles Dickenson; from John Henry and the steam drill to an alcoholic fighting the bottle: the cumulative effect of these powerful pieces is a probing and disconcerting look at humankind’s long-held notions of pride, honor, vengeance, and satisfaction. Meticulously crafted by Garriga, and with stunning illustrations by Tynan Kerr, \u003ci\u003eThe Book of Duels\u003c\/i\u003e is a unique and remarkable debut.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Milkweed Editions","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47030784524528,"sku":"9781571310934","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781571310934_p0.jpg?v=1763767287","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781571310934","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}