{"product_id":"9781551529653","title":"The Coincidence Problem","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFrom the heart of the city to the edges of the Arctic: a brilliant and observant essay collection by a modern flaneur\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1990 writer Stephen Osborne and his partner, Mary Schendlinger, began publishing \u003ci\u003eGeist\u003c\/i\u003e, a literary quarterly based in Vancouver, Canada. From the beginning, the magazine established a reputation for observant photography, thoughtful essays, and off-the-wall humour, not least because of Osborne's regular contributions. \u003ci\u003eThe Coincidence Problem\u003c\/i\u003e brings together Osborne's dispatches covering a wide range of subjects, from civic monuments to family history to global terrorism, end times in the Arctic, and the lynching of Indigenous youth Louie Sam. A modern flaneur, he investigates the city, translates the ordinary, and deflates the pretentious. \u003ci\u003eThe Coincidence Problem\u003c\/i\u003e confirms Osborne's reputation as an incisive writer of narrative non-fiction that is at once personal and expansive.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Stephen Osborne (CA)","offers":[{"title":"Arsenal Pulp Press |  Paperback \/ softback | Trade paperback (US) |  2024-10-29","offer_id":45652396441855,"sku":"9781551529653","price":24.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0329\/9075\/7001\/files\/BNCImageAPI_0420eb68-6a2e-4f43-aac1-d750e5988d99.jpg?v=1717608154","url":"https:\/\/riverbookshop.com\/products\/9781551529653","provider":"River Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}