Third Class Superhero by Charles Yu
Charles Yu experiments with form and genre to explore the stories we tell ourselves while navigating contemporary life. In Third Class Superhero, a would- be good guy must come to terms with the darkness in his heart. A couple living in the Luxury Car Commercial subdivision in 401(k) are disappointed when their exotic vacation turns into a Life Insurance/Asset Management pitch. The author struggles to write the definitive biography of his mother in Autobiographical Raw Material Unsuitable for the Mining of Fiction. In these and other stories, Yu s characters run up against the conventions and parameters of their artificial story lines while tackling the terrifying aspects of existence: mothers, jobs, spouses, the need to express feelings.Heartbreaking, hilarious, smart, and surprising, Third Class Superhero marks the arrival of an impressive new talent.How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional World, written by Charles Yu, was chosen one of Time magazine's top books of the year. He was a finalist for the PEN Center USA Literary Prize and awarded the National Book Foundation's 5 Under 35 Award for his story collection Third Class Superhero. His writing has appeared in publications such as The New York Times, Playboy, and Slate, among others. Yu, his wife Michelle, and their two daughters live in Los Angeles.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780156030816 |
| ISBN 10 | 0156030810 |
| Title | Third Class Superhero |
| Author | Charles Yu |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Harcourt Publishers,U.S. |
| Year published | 2006-09-05 |
| Number of pages | 173 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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