The Sadness of Beautiful Things
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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. |
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