{"product_id":"tales-of-accidental-genius","title":"Simon Van Booy: Tales of Accidental Genius [2016] paperback","description":"\u003cp\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\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn his first book of short stories since \u003cem\u003eLove Begins in Winter\u003c\/em\u003e, 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 and races-rich and poor, young and old-and reveals how faith and yearning for connection help us transcend loneliness, fear, and misfortune.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Van Booy, Simon","offers":[{"title":"Very Good","offer_id":48151697817939,"sku":"XV81780749716","price":5.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0616\/4001\/6057\/files\/van-booy-simon-tales-of-accidental-genius-xv81780749716-55952961929555.jpg?v=1726366637","url":"https:\/\/chaptersbookstore.com\/products\/tales-of-accidental-genius","provider":"Chapters Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}