{"product_id":"monstress-stories","title":"Monstress: Stories","description":"“The debut of an electric literary talent. Brilliantly quirky, often moving, always gorgeously told….Bravo for this fabulous American fiction!”\n—Chang-Rae Lee, New York Times bestselling author of Native Speaker\n“A wonderful story collection that’s as wide and rich and complex as the geography it spans.”\n— Ben Fountain, PEN\/Hemingway award-winning author of Brief Encounters with Che Guevera\n“Tenorio is a deep and original writer, and Monstress is simply a beautiful book.”\n—Jessica Hagedorn, author of Dogeaters\nA luminous collection of heartbreaking, vivid, startling, and gloriously unique stories set amongst the Filipino-American communities of California and the Philippines, Monstress heralds the arrival of a breathtaking new talent on the literary scene: Lysley Tenorio. Already the worthy recipient of a Pushcart Prize, a Whiting Writer’s Award, and a Stegner Fellowship, Tenorio brilliantly explores the need to find connections, the melancholy of isolation, and the sometimes suffocating ties of family in tales that range from a California army base to a steamy moviehouse in Manilla, to the dangerous false glitter of Hollywood.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 0062059564\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: BVV.0062059564.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Tenorio, Lysley\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: The item shows wear from consistent use, but it remains in good condition and works perfectly. All pages and cover are intact  including the dust cover, if applicable . Spine may show signs of wear. Pages may include limited notes and highlighting. May NOT include discs, access code or other supplemental materials.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Blue Vase Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43877774786621,"sku":"BVV.0062059564.G","price":6.77,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0589\/4225\/9261\/files\/0062059564-0.jpg?v=1792792740","url":"https:\/\/www.bluevasebooks.com\/products\/monstress-stories","provider":"Blue Vase Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}