{"product_id":"a-common-person-and-other-stories-paperback-softback-9780268200060","title":"A Common Person and Other Stories (Paperback \/ softback) 9780268200060","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eA Common Person and Other Stories\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eR. M. Kinder (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780268200060\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 1 February 2021\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e216 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.2 cm, 0.322 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Kinder's range is impressive. The breadth of setting, tonality, and character varies greatly from one story to the next, yet there is a deliberate flatness and matter of fact veneer to these stories that reflect, as Sir Arthur Conan Doyle put it, 'one long effort to escape from the commonplace of existence.'\" —\u003ci\u003eOzarksWatch Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"R. M. Kinder's gift for creating meaningful characters is marked by her awareness of complexities continually at work in every person and by the mysterious alchemies of need, will, and fortune that shape our relationships, including those we share with animals.\" —\u003ci\u003eSouthern Literary Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"The collection brings out the triumph, violence, and profound ambiguity lurking beneath the surface of everyday life. It is more than worthy of its acclaim and ought to garner scores of readers who may find themselves face to face with their own reflections in its pages.\" —\u003ci\u003eMissouri Life\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"An inherently absorbing, impressively original, and memorably written compendium of short stories by an exceptionally talented author.\" —\u003ci\u003eMidwest Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eA Common Person\u003c\/i\u003e is a skillfully touching collection of stories by Missouri writer R. M. Kinder.\" —\u003ci\u003eSt. Louis Post-Dispatch\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"The third illuminating collection of short fiction from R.M. Kinder thoughtfully explores how people are shaped by simple heroism and fateful encounters.\" —\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Kinder from everyday life forges sincere, powerful revelations about what goes into being human, sometimes in glory and sometimes in shame, and told always with a genius for emotional honesty that eschews the maudlin in favor of the real.\" —\u003ci\u003eRichmond News\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Known as a regionalist, a rural writer, and a realist . . . most of [Kinder's] stories are about the struggles of ordinary people. . . . Some of [the stories] are light, all of them have a serious thread, and every one of them is about working-class, brave people making their life with honor and nobility.\" —\u003ci\u003eSedalia Democrat\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Reading an R. M. Kinder story is like plunging your face into a clear, cold, spring-fed stream. Everything is changed, refreshed, and revelatory. Her beautiful new collection, \u003ci\u003eA Common Person and Other Stories\u003c\/i\u003e, is a constant, thrilling reminder of the magic and power that resides in the people—and the animals—that surround us every day.\" —Whitney Terrell, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Good Lieutenant\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"R. M. Kinder may be a modern-day Katherine Anne Porter with a vein of Flannery O'Connor darkness squiggling throughout, but she puts me most in mind of Lucia Berlin in sensibility and droll intelligence. Kinder manages to bolster our hope for humanity, even as she doesn't flinch from the hard face of twenty-first-century reality. \u003ci\u003eA Common Person and Other Stories\u003c\/i\u003e is full of heart, generosity, and absolutely stunning writing.\" —Karen Brennan, author of \u003ci\u003eMonsters\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThese prizewinning stories champion the everyday person who tries to do his or her best in demanding and even demeaning situations.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe stories in \u003ci\u003eA Common Person and Other Stories\u003c\/i\u003e, R. M. Kinder's third short-story collection and the winner of the Richard Sullivan Prize in Short Fiction, expose the disruption in our modern life and the ever-present threat of violence, and, most importantly, they capture the real heroism of everyday people. The characters in these stories, most set deep in the middle of America, seem to invite trouble through their concern for others: a neighbor's mistreated dog, a boy standing up to a bully, a woman who faces cancer and the loss of love. Kinder's characters struggle with conflicts common to us all—to treat humans and animals with compassion, to open minds and hearts to diversity, all while balancing the welfare of the individual and the larger community. The characters aren't always loveable, but they have their moments of grace—they accept responsibility and take stands. These stories, by turns humorous, unsettling, and utterly believable, expose the dangers of ordinary life as their characters perform acts of defiance, determination, and connection. The memorable characters in \u003ci\u003eA Common Person and Other Stories\u003c\/i\u003e are, like us, doing the best they can, and that is often remarkable and admirable. Considered closely, Kinder shows us, no person is common.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e1. A Common Person \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. Everyday Sky \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. Tradition \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. Little Garden \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. Signs \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. Alvie and the Rapist \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. Brute \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8. A Fragile Life \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9. The Bully's Snake \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10. The Dancer's Son \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11. Dating in America \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12. Small Courtesies \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13. Recovering Integrity \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14. A Rising Silence \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15. Mother Post \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16. Bay at the Moon \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17. The Stuff of Ballads\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"University of Notre Dame Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52530841157912,"sku":"9780268200060","price":19.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/a-common-person-and-other-stories-paperback-softback-9780268200060","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}