{"product_id":"9780864922045-sharps","title":"[Sharps]","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFinalist, Gerald Lampert Memorial Award\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEmergencies, faith, truancy, and poverty intersect in this wry debut that volunteers a transfusion of the unpredictable for those who yearn to transition beyond a muralized Olive Garden world.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStevie Howell's [\u003ci\u003eSharps\u003c\/i\u003e] takes its cue from an Egyptian hieroglyph used interchangeably to represent \"waters,\" the letter N, and all prepositions within a sentence. Similarly, [\u003ci\u003eSharps\u003c\/i\u003e] alters its structure and functionality from page to page. The Queen launches an advertising campaign to procure our envy. The last unicorn crochets a sweater out of the sisal cords of the books. The falsity of Billy Joel's New York propaganda is grounds for libel. We discover the one thing you can do \"With a sawed-off rifle, a low IQ, and curiosity\/about human biology.\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFrom certain angles, [\u003ci\u003eSharps\u003c\/i\u003e] embraces the possibilities of poetry — from others, it engages in a protracted street fight with language.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55607655170422,"sku":"9780864922045","price":11.91,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_34323424.jpg?v=1747275986","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780864922045-sharps","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}