{"product_id":"mcsweeneys-issue-82-mcsweeneys-quarterly-concern","title":"McSweeney's Issue 82 (McSweeney's Quarterly Concern)","description":"\n\u003ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"productDetailSmallElements\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"A key barometer of the literary climate.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"An enduring literary presence.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Ever shape-shifting and ambitious, McSweeney's has redefined what a literary institution can be. Their commitment to publishing strong, strange voices and stories from the periphery has always been an inspiration and I'm always excited to see what they'll do next.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cb\u003eCatherine Lacey\u003c\/b\u003e, McSweeney's contributor and author of \u003ci\u003ePew\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBiographical Note\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eMcSweeney's Quarterly Concern\u003c\/em\u003e began in 1998 as a literary journal that published only works rejected by other magazines. That rule was soon abandoned, and since then McSweeney's has attracted some of the finest writers in the world, from \n\u003cb\u003eGeorge Saunders\u003c\/b\u003e and \n\u003cb\u003eLydia Davis\u003c\/b\u003e, to \n\u003cb\u003eChimamanda Ngozi Adichie\u003c\/b\u003e and \n\u003cb\u003eDavid Foster Wallace\u003c\/b\u003e. Recent issues have featured work by \n\u003cb\u003eTommy Orange\u003c\/b\u003e, \n\u003cb\u003eHanif Abdurraqib\u003c\/b\u003e, \n\u003cb\u003eLisa Taddeo\u003c\/b\u003e, \n\u003cb\u003eMimi Lok\u003c\/b\u003e, and \n\u003cb\u003eLesley Nneka Arimah\u003c\/b\u003e. At the same time, the journal continues to be a major home for new and unpublished writers; we're committed to publishing exciting fiction regardless of pedigree. \n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMcSweeney's three-time National Magazine Award-winning quarterly brings you our 82st issue: a stunning double issue featuring a never before translated novella by Alejandro Zambra! \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe latest issue of McSweeney's National Magazine Award-winning quarterly comes to you housed inside an M-shaped, accordion-style, joined-at-the-back double-hardcover, folding and unfolding with art by \n\u003cb\u003eRob Sato\u003c\/b\u003e to reveal a world that expands when the book is open and contracts when the book is closed. Inside this architectural feat of a book-art object is a stunning work of never-before-translated fiction by \n\u003cb\u003eAlejandro Zambra\u003c\/b\u003e; alongside dazzling new literature from \n\u003cb\u003eKenan Orhan\u003c\/b\u003e, \n\u003cb\u003eDeb Olin Unferth\u003c\/b\u003e, and \n\u003cb\u003eHannah Kingsley-Ma\u003c\/b\u003e; letters by \n\u003cb\u003eHalle Butler\u003c\/b\u003e, \n\u003cb\u003eJohn Wray\u003c\/b\u003e, and \n\u003cb\u003eMassoud Hayoun\u003c\/b\u003e; an Odyssean, toad-centric, natural-wine-drunk novella by \n\u003cb\u003eTom Bubul\u003c\/b\u003e; a twelve-page, two-book-wide fever dream of a comic by \n\u003cb\u003eMatt Panuska\u003c\/b\u003e that can be read only if and when both books are open at once; a twenty-four-page booklet of additional drawings by Sato; and so much more. Breathe in the sweet late-spring air, and let this mysterious puzzle box of an issue envelop you. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eFeaturing fiction by: \u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003eAlejandro Zambra (translated by Megan McDowell) \n\u003cbr\u003eAndrew Roe \n\u003cbr\u003eAvigayl Sharp \n\u003cbr\u003eDeb Olin Unferth \n\u003cbr\u003eHannah Kingsley-Ma \n\u003cbr\u003eJean Marc Ah-Sen \n\u003cbr\u003eKenan Orhan \n\u003cbr\u003eMatt Lapata \n\u003cbr\u003ePaige Cooper \n\u003cbr\u003eTom Bubul \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eArt by: \u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003eJesse Jacobs \n\u003cbr\u003eRob Sato \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eA comic by: \u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003eMatt Panuska \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eLetters by: \u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003eEmily Nemens \n\u003cbr\u003eHalle Butler \n\u003cbr\u003eJohn Wray \n\u003cbr\u003eMassoud Hayoun \n\u003cbr\u003eOlivia Parkes \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEver changing, each issue of the quarterly is completely redesigned (there have been hardcovers and paperbacks, an issue with two spines, an issue with a magnetic binding, an issue that looked like a bundle of junk mail, and an issue that looked like a sweaty human head), but always brings you the very best in new literary fiction.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n","brand":"McSweeney's","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51496024146198,"sku":"9781963270716","price":36.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0857\/9910\/8886\/files\/9781963270716.jpg?v=1783050870","url":"https:\/\/lusper.myshopify.com\/products\/mcsweeneys-issue-82-mcsweeneys-quarterly-concern","provider":"Lusperbooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}