{"product_id":"9781612196442","title":"Empire of Light","description":"\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor\/Contributor(s):\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eBible, Michael\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMelville House\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e4\/24\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003ePaperback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eNEW\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003cb\u003e”Denis Johnson seems to be the abiding spirit of the   novel, which achieves the incendiary strangeness of his prose . . .   Bible offers us a remarkable vision of adolescence as not just a time of   extreme exposure but one of visionary longing.” \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e— \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE NEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAfter an adolescent prank leads to a stranger’s death, Alvis Maloney rambles westward. He lands in a small North Carolina town and falls in love—in love with his neighbor Molly, with a lonesome quarterback called Miles, with a whole community of enduring misfits and losers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut at the same time, another life takes shape in Maloney’s dreamlike visions: a horse named Forever, a princess with hypochondria, and an electric city that’s always just out of reach. As these two promises of home fight for their hold on Maloney, the story careens toward disaster, and in the end Maloney must choose between love and redemption. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e From the author \u003ci\u003eElectric Literature\u003c\/i\u003e called “one of the most interesting and exciting new novelists in years,” Michael Bible’s \u003ci\u003eEmpire of Light \u003c\/i\u003eblooms with mystical imagination and a hopeful heart.","brand":"Melville House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43374226309375,"sku":"9781612196442","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0452\/0886\/2873\/files\/9781612196442_s600x595.jpg?v=1782149449","url":"https:\/\/massivebookshop.com\/de\/products\/9781612196442","provider":"MASSIVE BOOKSHOP","version":"1.0","type":"link"}