{"product_id":"the-king-of-taos-9780826369529","title":"The King of Taos","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWinner of the 2021 Western Heritage Award for Outstanding Western Novel\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eMax Evans' wit and humanity sparkle in the guise of a humorous cast of characters set in the underworld of Taos, New Mexico, in the 1950s.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe underground world of con men, winos, prostitutes, laborers, and artists has been an abundant source of material for great writers from Dickens to Bukowski. The underground world of Taos, New Mexico, is no different. In the late 1950s this mountain town was higher, brighter, poorer, and farther removed than London, Paris, or Los Angeles, but it was every bit as rich for the explorations of a young writer. Max Evans, the beloved New Mexican writer of such enduring classics of Western fiction as \u003ci\u003eThe Rounders\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Hi-Lo Country\u003c\/i\u003e, returns to form with \u003ci\u003eThe King of Taos\u003c\/i\u003e. Set in the late 1950s, the novel tells the stories of sharp-witted Zacharias Chacon, aspiring artist Shaw Spencer, and a circle of characters who drink, fight, love, argue, and--mostly--talk. Readers will enjoy this witty and moving evocation of unforgettable characters as they look for work, love, comfort, dignity, and bottomless oblivion.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMax Evans\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of over thirty works of fiction and nonfiction. He is the recipient of the Spur, Wrangler, and Owen Wister awards, and he is the subject of the biography \u003ci\u003eOl' Max Evans: The First Thousand Years\u003c\/i\u003e and a documentary film of the same title. Evans has made his home in Albuquerque, New Mexico, for over fifty years.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Unm Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52034229371154,"sku":"9780826369529","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_0b950a62-2c59-4727-93fe-73b548b07c9e.jpg?v=1770989405","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-king-of-taos-9780826369529","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}