{"product_id":"eveningland-stories-9780802125972","title":"Eveningland: Stories","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"Michael Knight is more than a master of the short story. He knows the true pace of life and does not cheat it, all the while offering whopping entertainment.\"--Barry Hannah\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLong considered a master of the form and an essential voice in American fiction, Michael Knight's stories have been lauded by writers such Ann Patchett, Elizabeth Gilbert, Barry Hannah, and Richard Bausch. Now, with \u003ci\u003eEveningland\u003c\/i\u003e he returns to the form that launched his career, delivering an arresting collection of interlinked stories set among the \"right kind of Mobile family\" in the years preceding a devastating hurricane. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eGrappling with dramas both epic and personal, from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill to the \"unspeakable misgivings of contentment,\" \u003ci\u003eEveningland\u003c\/i\u003e captures with crystalline poeticism and perfect authenticity of place the ways in which ordinary life astounds us with its complexity. A teenaged girl with a taste for violence holds a burglar hostage in her house on New Year's Eve; a middle aged couple examines the intricacies of their marriage as they prepare to throw a party; and a real estate mogul in the throes of grief buys up all the property on an island only to be accused of madness by his daughters. These stories, told with economy and precision, infused with humor and pathos, excavate brilliantly the latent desires and motivations that drive life forward. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eEveningland\u003c\/i\u003e is a luminous collection from \"a writer of the first rank.\"(Esquire)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Atlantic Monthly Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/07\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780802125972\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.79lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.20h x 5.10w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal Prepub Alert\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2016 pg. 56\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2017 pg. 17\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/23\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/15\/2017 pg. 116\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2016\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Michael Knight","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36643395829916,"sku":"9780802125972","price":21.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_39968cc7-26a4-48ed-b8f7-b8eab4645677.jpg?v=1603856545","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/eveningland-stories-9780802125972","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}