{"product_id":"eveningland-stories-hardcover","title":"Eveningland: Stories - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMichael Knight\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\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 \u003c\/p\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\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMichael Knight\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of the novels \u003ci\u003eThe Typist\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eDivining Rod\u003c\/i\u003e, the short story collections, \u003ci\u003eGoodnight Nobody\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eDogfight and Other Stories\u003c\/i\u003e, and the novella, \u003ci\u003eThe Holiday Season\u003c\/i\u003e. He teaches creative writing at the University of Tennessee and lives in Knoxville with his family.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 7.2 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 07, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51757482213664,"sku":"9780802125972","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/4cd60e117bf0e7bb769c81af9e934153.webp?v=1780104162","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/eveningland-stories-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}