{"product_id":"sonnets-for-a-missing-key-and-some-others-9781636282695","title":"Sonnets for a Missing Key: And Some Others","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAUTHOR OF THE PULITZER PRIZE AND NATIONAL BOOK AWARD WINNER, \u003cem\u003eJAMES\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAUTHOR OF \u003cem\u003eERASURE\u003c\/em\u003e, now adapted for the screen as the OSCAR-WINNING FILM, \u003cem\u003eAMERICAN FICTION\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePercival Everett is diving back into poetry with his spellbinding new collection, \u003cem\u003eSONNETS FOR A MISSING KEY\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Few writers pay more rapt attention to the fact that history is, fundamentally, storytelling . . . A pebble in every shoe. It's the Everett way.\"\u003cstrong\u003e--\u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eInspired by the Preludes of Chopin and the piano solos of Art Tatum, these sonnets leap and turn through philosophical musings accrued across a life well lived, with inventive language, crystalline imagery, and turns of phrase that lift off the page and glimmer. Everett's sonnets soar through the musical scale, from A Minor to A Major, exploring relationships, spirituality, compassion, despair, and how the stories we tell ourselves shape our realities.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eEverett continuously defies convention with every creative expression and brings his literary audacity back to his poetic roots with this, his sixth collection with Red Hen Press.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSonnets for a Missing Key\u003c\/em\u003e is a mesmerizing feat of language that reinforces Percival Everett as one of the great wordsmiths of the century.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePercival Everett\u003c\/strong\u003e is a Distinguished Professor of English at USC. His most recent novels include \u003cem\u003eJames \u003c\/em\u003e(instant bestseller), \u003cem\u003eDr. No\u003c\/em\u003e (finalist for the NBCC Award for Fiction and winner of the PEN\/ Jean Stein Book Award), \u003cem\u003e The Trees\u003c\/em\u003e (finalist for the Booker Prize and the PEN\/Faulkner Award for Fiction), \u003cem\u003eTelephone\u003c\/em\u003e (finalist for the Pulitzer Prize), \u003cem\u003eSo Much Blue, Erasure, \u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eI Am Not Sidney Poitier.\u003c\/em\u003e His most recent poetry collections include \u003cem\u003eThe Book of Training by Colonel Hap Thompson \u003c\/em\u003e(winner of the 2020 IPPY Award in Most Original Concept) and \u003cem\u003eTrout's Lie\u003c\/em\u003e. He has received the NBCC Ivan Sandrof Life Achievement Award and The Windham Campbell Prize from Yale University. \u003cem\u003eAmerican Fiction\u003c\/em\u003e, the feature film based on his novel \u003cem\u003eErasure\u003c\/em\u003e, was released in 2023 and was awarded the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay. He lives in Los Angeles with his wife, the writer Danzy Senna, and their children.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Red Hen Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51475229901074,"sku":"9781636282695","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_5e25dcbb-62d2-4a17-bc5d-43d69b3608ba.jpg?v=1752590001","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/sonnets-for-a-missing-key-and-some-others-9781636282695","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}