{"product_id":"tales-of-accidental-genius","title":"Tales of Accidental Genius","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"She believed it was a gift to never truly know the self. We are not who we think we are, nor how others see us. Long before death, we die a thousand times at the hands of a definition.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA master storyteller's vision reawakens us to the human experience in this diverse, haunting, and unexpectedly humorous new collection of short fiction from Simon Van Booy--his first since \u003cem\u003eLove Begins in Winter, \u003c\/em\u003ewinner of the Frank O'Connor International Short Story Award.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn his first book of short stories since \u003cem\u003eLove Begins in Winter\u003c\/em\u003e, for which he won the Frank O'Connor International Short Story Award), bestselling author Simon Van Booy offers a collection of stories highlighting how human genius can emerge through acts of compassion. Through characters including an eccentric film director, an aging Cockney bodyguard, the teenage child of Nigerian immigrants, a divorced amateur magician from New Jersey, and a Beijing street vendor who becomes an overnight billionaire, \u003cem\u003eTales of Accidental Genius \u003c\/em\u003econtemplates individuals from different cultures, races--rich and poor, young and old--and reveals how faith and yearning for connection helps us all transcend darkness of fear and misfortune.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48833285390541,"sku":"9780062408976","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0557\/1529\/9533\/files\/imageloader_993ebd6c-277d-4f09-88ba-cd854cea33e3.jpg?v=1790815020","url":"https:\/\/booksatmidnight.com\/products\/tales-of-accidental-genius","provider":"Books At Midnight","version":"1.0","type":"link"}