{"product_id":"an-orphanage-of-dreams-paperback","title":"An Orphanage of Dreams - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSam Savage\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePiquant, elegiac, surreal short portraits of animals, human and otherwise, sketching a vision of life as a measure of loss.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSam Savage's final book is a collection of stripped down visitations, flash fictions of smoke breaks and long drives and friends who finally stop showing up. The acidic tang of disappointment is here, and sparks of biting insight, in portraits of people and animals, in all our absurdity and failed attempts at meaning. As Sam says, \"What a life.\"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eSam Savage is the best-selling author of \u003ci\u003eFirmin: Adventures of a Metropolitan Lowlife\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Cry of the Sloth\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGlass\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Way of the Dog\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eIt Will End with Us\u003c\/i\u003e. A native of South Carolina, Savage holds a PhD in philosophy from Yale University. He was a finalist for the Barnes \u0026amp; Noble Discover Great New Writers Award, the PEN L.L. Winship Award, and the Society of Midland Authors Award. Savage resides in Madison, Wisconsin.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 160\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 7.3 x 4.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 08, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53477232902451,"sku":"9781566895309","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0990\/0746\/3731\/files\/FVqUYnrgFq9781566895309.webp?v=1781612971","url":"https:\/\/rbangel-store.myshopify.com\/products\/an-orphanage-of-dreams-paperback","provider":"The Celestial Starlit Phoenix ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}