{"product_id":"the-sport-of-kings-paperback","title":"The Sport of Kings - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eC. E. Morgan\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Finalist for the Pulitzer Prize \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the Kirkus Prize for Fiction \u003c\/b\u003e- \u003cb\u003eA Recipient of the Windham-Campbell Prize for Fiction\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003eA Finalist for the James Tait Black Prize for Fiction \u003c\/b\u003e- \u003cb\u003eA Finalist for the Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003eA Finalist for the Rathbones Folio Prize \u003c\/b\u003e- \u003cb\u003eLonglisted for an Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003eOne of\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eBook Review \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e100 Notable Book\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eNamed a Best Book of the Year by \u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e- \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGQ\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e-\u003cb\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e (Selected by Dwight Garner) \u003c\/b\u003e-\u003cb\u003e NPR \u003c\/b\u003e- \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e- \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e- \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRefinery29\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e-\u003cb\u003e \u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e- \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eKirkus Reviews \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e-\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e Commonweal \u003c\/i\u003eMagazine\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"In its poetic splendor and moral seriousness, The Sport of Kings bears the traces of Faulkner, Morrison, and McCarthy. . . . It is a contemporary masterpiece.\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHailed by \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e for its \"remarkable achievements,\" \u003ci\u003eThe Sport of Kings\u003c\/i\u003e is an American tale centered on a horse and two families: one white, a Southern dynasty whose forefathers were among the founders of Kentucky; the other African-American, the descendants of their slaves. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt is a dauntless narrative that stretches from the fields of the Virginia piedmont to the abundant pastures of the Bluegrass, and across the dark waters of the Ohio River; from the final shots of the Revolutionary War to the resounding clang of the starting bell at Churchill Downs. As C. E. Morgan unspools a fabric of shared histories, past and present converge in a Thoroughbred named Hellsmouth, heir to Secretariat and a contender for the Triple Crown. Newly confronted with one another in the quest for victory, the two families must face the consequences of their ambitions, as each is driven---and haunted---by the same, enduring question: How far away from your father can you run? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA sweeping narrative of wealth and poverty, racism and rage, \u003ci\u003e The Sport of Kings\u003c\/i\u003e is an unflinching portrait of lives cast in the shadow of slavery and a moral epic for our time.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eC. E. MORGAN\u003c\/b\u003e lives with her husband, Will Guild, in Berea, Kentucky. She is the author of\u003ci\u003e All the Living\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 560\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 8.2 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 02, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e Kirkus Prize (2016)\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52077902201133,"sku":"9781250131843","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/the-sport-of-kings-paperback-6255641.webp?v=1780163833","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/the-sport-of-kings-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}