{"product_id":"king-of-shadows-paperback-1","title":"King of Shadows - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAaron Shurin\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBased on the author's life as a gay man and a poet, \u003ci\u003eKing of Shadows\u003c\/i\u003e is a collection of twenty-one autobiographical essays that circle in and around San Francisco since the 1960s. The three longest pieces deal with Aaron Shurin's coming into poetry and gay identity via a high school production of \u003ci\u003eA Midsummer Night's Dream\u003c\/i\u003e, his deep relationships with poets Denise Levertov and Robert Duncan, and his personal history of venturing into San Francisco gay bars, starting in 1965 and ending just before Stonewall.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAaron Shurin\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of fifteen books, including \u003ci\u003eInvoluntary Lyrics\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Paradise of Forms\u003c\/i\u003e, named a \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e Best Book of the Year.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAaron Shurin has published eight books of poetry and one of essays. His selected poems, \u003cem\u003eParadise of Forms\u003c\/em\u003e, was chosen as one of \u003cem\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e's Best Books of 1999. His essays on AIDS, \u003cem\u003eUnbound\u003c\/em\u003e, went through several printings with Sun \u0026amp; Moon Press. Since 1999 he has directed the MFA in Writing Program at the University of San Francisco.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 184\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.52 x 7.24 x 6.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 01, 2008\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e Lambda Literary Awards (2008)\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51758096908576,"sku":"9780872864900","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/a9c610d29637de529720fd89b3dcf9f4.webp?v=1780117905","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/king-of-shadows-paperback-1","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}