{"product_id":"the-sport-of-kings-9781250131843","title":"The Sport of Kings","description":"\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Picador USA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50614071132434,"sku":"9781250131843","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_191b078d-d787-45ab-b990-0b0b523b43a2.jpg?v=1732426171","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-sport-of-kings-9781250131843","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}