{"product_id":"the-curfew-paperback","title":"The Curfew - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJesse Ball\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWilliam and Molly lead a life of small pleasures, riddles at the kitchen table, and games of string and orange peels. All around them a city rages with war. When the uprising began, William's wife was taken, leaving him alone with their young daughter. They keep their heads down and try to remain unnoticed as police patrol the streets, enforcing a curfew and arresting citizens. But when an old friend seeks William out, claiming to know what happened to his wife, William must risk everything. He ventures out after dark, and young Molly is left to play, reconstructing his dangerous voyage, his past, and their future. An astounding portrait of fierce love within a world of random violence, \u003ci\u003eThe Curfew \u003c\/i\u003eis a mesmerizing feat of literary imagination.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJesse Ball is a poet and novelist. His novels include \u003ci\u003eThe Way Through Doors \u003c\/i\u003e(2009) and \u003ci\u003eSamedi the Deafness \u003c\/i\u003e(2007), which was a finalist for the Believer Book Award. He has published books of poetry and prose, \u003ci\u003eThe Village on Horseback \u003c\/i\u003e(2010), \u003ci\u003eVera \u0026amp; Linus \u003c\/i\u003e(2006), \u003ci\u003eMarch Book \u003c\/i\u003e(2004). A book of his drawings, \u003ci\u003eOg svo kom nottin, \u003c\/i\u003eappeared in Iceland in 2006. He won the Paris Review's Plimpton Prize in 2008 for \u003ci\u003eThe Early Deaths of Lubeck, Brennan, Harp \u0026amp; Carr. \u003c\/i\u003eHis poetry has appeared in the Best American Poetry series. He is an assistant professor at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and teaches classes on lying, lucid dreaming and general practice. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 208\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 14, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51759176614176,"sku":"9780307739858","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/8f2ef24e593e028f61fec83be08eedd7.webp?v=1780144407","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-curfew-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}