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04303aam a2200349 i 4500 001 C200BB3EFAD211E7A45C351A97128E48 003 SILO 005 20180116092551 008 170607t20172017mdu 000 j eng 010 $a 2017012953 020 $a 1421424223 020 $a 9781421424224 035 $a (OCoLC)983682737 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d YDX $d OCLCO $d BDX $d YDX $d NUI $d SILO 042 $a pcc 050 00 $a PS3603.O5329 $b A6 2017 082 00 $a 813/.6 $2 23 084 $a FIC019000 $a FIC029000 $a FIC019000 $2 bisacsh 100 1 $a Conell, Lee, $d 1987- $e author. 240 10 $a Short stories. $k Selections 245 10 $a Subcortical : $b stories / $c by Lee Conell. 264 1 $a Baltimore : $b Johns Hopkins University Press , $c 2017. 300 $a 242 pages ; $c 22 cm. 490 1 $a Johns Hopkins: Poetry And Fiction 520 $a "Lee Conell's linguistically deft stories examine the permeability between the real and the imagined, the stories buried beneath the surface and the stories by which we live our lives. In the title story of this collection, a young woman who wants to become a doctor is manipulated by an older man into playing a role in one of his medical studies. In "The Lock Factory," winner of the Chicago Tribune's 2016 Nelson Algren Literary Award, three women who assemble school combination locks are trapped inside an escalating generational conflict of their own making. A boy who has lost his mother in "The Rent-Controlled Ghost" searches for the spirit of the mistreated tenant who formerly inhabited his apartment. "A Magic Trick for the Recently Unemployed" serves as a three-step how-to guide for reclaiming a sense of self and purpose. In "What the Blob Said to Me," an elderly woman dwells on her long-ago experience working at a government production site for the atomic bomb. And a mother-daughter Groupon for an upscale afternoon tea goes seriously awry in "Mutant at the Pierre Hotel." With humor and verve, Subcortical's dynamic stories delve into the mysteries of the human mind as these haunted characters struggle with economic disparity, educational divides, and the often-contested spaces in which they live"-- $c Provided by publisher. 520 $a "The off-balanced but lively characters in Subcortical use their own braininess and grit in their attempts to navigate past the borders of their homes and histories. In the title story, a young woman who wants to become a doctor is manipulated by an older man to play a role in one of his medical studies. In the award-winning story "The Lock Factory," three women construct combination locks for schools on an assembly line. A recently unemployed man turns to a Muppet impersonator at a bar for job advice in "A Suggestion." A crystallographer in "Unit Cell" sees a ghost from her past through her microscope. In "The Rent-Controlled Ghost," a boy searches for the spirit of the mistreated tenant who formerly inhabited his apartment. "The Sextrology Woman" introduces readers to a mold removal specialist-in-training who must decide if his romantic relationship is worth fighting for. The timely return of an imaginary friend in "Guardian" forces a woman to reconsider her relationship with her dying mother. And a tour guide's own stories show up to haunt him in "A Guide to Sirens." This collection examines the unreliability of memory and the permeability between the real and the imagined. With humor and humanity, these dynamic stories delve into the mysteries that haunt Subcortical's characters' minds and hearts as they struggle with economic disparity, educational divides, and the often-contested urban spaces in which they live"-- $c Provided by publisher. 500 $a Machine generated contents note: 1. The Lock Factory2. A Suggestion3. Unit Cell4. What the Blob Said to Me5. My Four Stomachs6. The Rent-Controlled Ghost7. Subcortical8. A Guide to Sirens9. Hart Island10. Recuerdo11. The Afterlife of Turtles12. Guardian13. Ghost Train14. The Sextrology Woman15. A Magic Trick for the Recently Unemployed16. Mutant at the Pierre HotelAcknowledgments. 830 0 $a Johns Hopkins, poetry and fiction. 941 $a 2 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20231018024654.0 952 $l CBPF522 $d 20211020011036.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=C200BB3EFAD211E7A45C351A97128E48Initiate Another SILO Locator Search