{"product_id":"the-pale-light-of-sunset-scattershots-and-hallucinations-in-an-imagined-life-paperback","title":"The Pale Light of Sunset: Scattershots and Hallucinations in an Imagined Life - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLee Maynard\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAuthor of nationally acclaimed and locally banned novels Crum and Screaming with the Cannibals, Lee Maynard details an imaginative account of his journey through seventy years of hard living-from West Virginia, to Mexico, the Arctic Circle, and beyond.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eReal people don't run away from. . .But real people can run away to. . .\u003c\/i\u003e In 1936, a child is born in the mountains of West Virginia. In 2005, he scatters his past into a deep canyon of rock. \u003ci\u003eThe Pale Light of Sunset: Scattershots and Hallucinations in an Imagined Life\u003c\/i\u003e illuminates the journey of this boy, a constant tourist and visitor, who travels everywhere, yet belongs nowhere. Through tales of swarming hornets and swinging bullies, love affairs with the land and its people, and near death by frostbite and heat stroke, the absurd hilarity and clear, tender voice found within this story navigates a surreal road paved by the experiences of one man. Author of nationally acclaimed and locally banned novels \u003ci\u003eCrum\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eScreaming with the Cannibals\u003c\/i\u003e, Lee Maynard details an imaginative account of his journey through seventy years of hard living--from West Virginia, to Mexico, the Arctic Circle, and beyond. Scattered and hallucinated, \u003ci\u003eThe Pale Light of Sunset\u003c\/i\u003e grants a long-awaited glimpse into the bent condition of the Maynard brain.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLee Maynard\u003c\/b\u003e was born and raised in the hardscrabble ridges and hard-packed mountains of West Virginia, an upbringing that darkens and shapes much of his writing. His work has appeared in such publications such as \u003ci\u003eColumbia Review of Literature, Appalachian Heritage, Kestrel, Reader's Digest, The Saturday Review, Rider Magazine, Washington Post, Country America, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Christian Science Monitor\u003c\/i\u003e. Maynard gained public and literary attention for his depiction of adolescent life in a rural mining town in his first novel, \u003ci\u003eCrum\u003c\/i\u003e, and received a Literary Fellowship in Fiction from the National Endowment for the Arts to complete its sequel, \u003ci\u003eScreaming with the Cannibals\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn avid outdoorsman and conservationist, Maynard is a mountaineer, sea kayaker, skier, and former professional river runner. Currently, Maynard serves as President and CEO of The Storehouse, an independently funded, nonprofit food pantry in Albuquerque, New Mexico. He received the 2008 Turquoise Chalice Award to honor his dedication to this organization.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 348\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 8.6 x 5.7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 01, 2009\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51787376460064,"sku":"9781933202426","price":27.59,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/15c0512909e268fbb680c5e8b9fdfccc.webp?v=1780649041","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-pale-light-of-sunset-scattershots-and-hallucinations-in-an-imagined-life-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}