The Sadness of Beautiful Things by Simon Van Booy

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The Sadness of Beautiful Things by Simon Van Booy

An exquisite new collection of short stories from award winning author Simon Van Booy, exploring love, loss, human connection, and the chance encounters that shape our lives. Taking readers into the innermost lives of everyday people, he explores the strange ways that grief and happiness can manifest themselves suddenly in the course of our daily lives, and the profound beauty found in memories. From a blind pianist searching for a duet partner to a downtrodden boxer who shows unexpected kindness to a mugger.

Simon Van Booy is the author of two novels and two collections of short stories, including the Frank O'Connor International Short Story Award-winning The Hidden Lives of Persons in Love and Love Starts in Winter. He has written for The New York Times, The Guardian, NPR, and the BBC, and is the editor of three philosophy books. His work has been published in fourteen different languages. With his wife and daughter, he lives in Brooklyn.

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ISBN 13 9780143133049
ISBN 10 0143133047
Title The Sadness of Beautiful Things
Author Simon Van Booy
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Penguin Putnam Inc
Year published 2018-10-02
Number of pages 208
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.