“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.ā€¯—Barry Hannah Long considered a master of
the form and an essential voice in American fiction, Michael
Knightā€™s stories have been lauded by writers such Ann Patchett,
Elizabeth Gilbert, Barry Hannah, and Richard Bausch. Now, with
Eveningland he returns to the form that launched his career,
delivering an arresting collection of interlinked stories set among
the “right kind of Mobile familyā€¯ in the years preceding a
devastating hurricane. Grappling with dramas both epic and
personal, from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill to the “unspeakable
misgivings of contentment,ā€¯ Eveningland 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
Yearā€™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. Eveningland is a luminous collection from “a writer of the
first rank.ā€¯(Esquire)
General
| Imprint: |
Grove Press / Atlantic Monthly Press
|
| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Release date: |
March 2017 |
| Authors: |
Michael Knight
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| Dimensions: |
184 x 127 x 28mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Hardcover
|
| Pages: |
304 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-8021-2597-2 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
General
|
| LSN: |
0-8021-2597-2 |
| Barcode: |
9780802125972 |
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