{"product_id":"night-hawks-stories-9781501184383","title":"Night Hawks: Stories","description":"\u003cb\u003eA masterful story collection--thirteen years in the making--from National Book Award winner Charles Johnson, showcasing the incredible range and resonant voice of this American treasure.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis new collection of stories from National Book Award winner Charles Johnson offers an eclectic, engaging range of narratives, tied together by Buddhist themes and displaying all the grace, heart, and insight for which he has long been known. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In \"The Weave,\" Ieesha and her boyfriend carry out a heist at the salon from which she has just been fired--coming away with thousands of dollars of merchandise in the form of hair extensions. \"Night Hawks,\" the titular story, draws on Johnson's friendship with the late playwright August Wilson to construct a narrative about two writers who meet at night to talk. In \"Kamadhatu,\" a lonely Japanese abbot has his quiet world upended by a visit from a black American Buddhist whose presence pushes him toward the awakening he has long found elusive. \"Occupying Arthur Whitfield,\" about a cab driver who decides to rob the home of a wealthy passenger, reminds readers to be grateful for what they have. And \"The Night Belongs to Phoenix Jones\" combines the real-life story of a \"superhero\" in the city of Seattle with an invented narrative about an aging English professor who decides to join him. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Spanning genres from science fiction to realism, these stories convey messages of tolerance, hope, and gratitude. With precise, elegant, and moving language, Johnson creates memorable characters and real, human struggles that have the power to enlighten and change us as we read.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Scribner Book Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/01\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781501184383\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.60w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2018 pg. 78\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/15\/2018 pg. 19\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2018 pg. 63\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/18\/2018\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Charles Johnson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44524564021429,"sku":"9781501184383","price":20.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_25a2326d-d536-45a0-8821-8f3e067c9d1e.jpg?v=1722920084","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/night-hawks-stories-9781501184383","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}