{"product_id":"onehundredknuckled-fist-9780803288546","title":"OneHundredKnuckled Fist","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eRare voices in fiction, the lives of the working class consume this collection. Winner of the Prairie Schooner Book Prize in Fiction, \u003ci\u003eOne-Hundred-Knuckled Fist\u003c\/i\u003e brings to life the narratives of midwestern blue-collar workers. In these sixteen stories, author Dustin M. Hoffman invites readers to peek behind the curtain of the invisible-but-ever-present “working stiff” as he reveals their lives in full complexity, offering their gruff voices—so often ignored—without censorship.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The characters at the heart of these stories work with their hands. They strive to escape invisibility. They hunt the ghost of recognition. They are painters, drywall finishers, carpenters, roofers, oil refinery inspectors, and hardscapers, all aching to survive the workday. They are air force firemen, snake salesmen, can pickers, ice-cream truck drivers, and Jamaican tour guides, seething forth from behind the scenes. They are the underemployed laborers, the home\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"The joy found on the page makes for a thoroughly memorable read.\"—\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eOne-Hundred-Knuckled Fist\u003c\/i\u003e is one of those reads that makes you want to scream about it from the rooftops immediately upon finishing.\"—\u003ci\u003eMalcolm Avenue Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This set of 16 stories takes the reader on a compelling trip through the pressure-cooker world of the blue-collar worker.\"—\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Who would have thought that stories about work could contain such magic, such music, such imaginative universality, so many desperadoes who cling to their jobs as madly as winos to their bottles? Dustin M. Hoffman has made a dazzling debut.”—Jaimy Gordon, author of the National Book Award–winning \u003ci\u003eLord of Misrule\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e“Heartfelt and humorous and always keen to the ways our working lives serve to reveal our more personal hopes and dreams. I won’t soon forget these stories, which thrilled and moved me page after page.”—Matt Bell, author of \u003ci\u003eScrapper\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e“Utterly unique and so very important.”—Donald Ray Pollock, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Devil All the Time\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eKnockemstiff\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments    \u003cbr\u003e Pushing the Knives    \u003cbr\u003e One-Hundred-Knuckled Fist    \u003cbr\u003e Sawdust and Glue    \u003cbr\u003e Can Picking    \u003cbr\u003e Everything a Snake Needs    \u003cbr\u003e The Fire Chasers    \u003cbr\u003e Subdivision Accidents    \u003cbr\u003e Ice-Cream Dream    \u003cbr\u003e We Ride Back    \u003cbr\u003e The Shepherd’s Work    \u003cbr\u003e Conch Tongue    \u003cbr\u003e One More for You    \u003cbr\u003e Strong as Paper Men    \u003cbr\u003e Building Walls    \u003cbr\u003e Workmen’s Compensation    \u003cbr\u003e Touching in Texas    \u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"University of Nebraska Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49405286023511,"sku":"9780803288546","price":15.19,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780803288546.jpg?v=1730489495","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/onehundredknuckled-fist-9780803288546","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}