{"product_id":"last-night-9781400078417","title":"Last Night","description":"\u003ci\u003eLast Night\u003c\/i\u003e is a spellbinding collection of stories about passion-by turns fiery and subdued, destructive and redemptive, alluring and devastating. These ten powerful stories portray men and women in their most intimate moments. A lover of poetry is asked by his wife to give up what may be his most treasured relationship. A book dealer is forced to face the truth about his life. And in the title story, a translator assists his wife's suicide, even as he performs a last act of betrayal. James Salter's assured style and emotional insight make him one of our most essential writers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJames Salter is the author of the novels \u003ci\u003eSolo Faces\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLight Years\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eA Sport and a Pastime\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Arm of Flesh\u003c\/i\u003e (revised as \u003ci\u003eCassada\u003c\/i\u003e), and \u003ci\u003eThe Hunters\u003c\/i\u003e; the memoirs \u003ci\u003eGods of Tin\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBurning the Days\u003c\/i\u003e; and the collection \u003ci\u003eDusk and Other Stories\u003c\/i\u003e, which won the 1989 PEN\/Faulkner Award. He lives in Colorado and on Long Island.Julia Blackburn is the author of several other works of nonfiction, including \u003ci\u003eCharles Waterton\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Emperor's Last Island\u003c\/i\u003e, and of two novels, \u003ci\u003eThe Book of Color\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Leper's Companions\u003c\/i\u003e, both of which were short-listed for the Orange Prize. Her most recent book, \u003ci\u003eOld Man Goya\u003c\/i\u003e, was nominated for a National Book Critics Circle Award. Blackburn lives in England and Italy.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Knopf Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50515079692562,"sku":"9781400078417","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_7030ec01-41d3-4b5f-8fe6-39785210fb69.jpg?v=1730997772","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/last-night-9781400078417","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}