{"product_id":"the-story-of-the-night-9780743272711","title":"The Story of the Night","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom the award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eBrooklyn\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Master\u003c\/i\u003e, a powerful, brave, and moving novel set in Argentina.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn Argentina, in the time of the Generals, the streets are empty at night, and people have trained themselves not to see. Richard Garay lives with his mother, hiding his sexuality from her and from society. Stifled by his job, Richard is willing to take chances, both sexually and professionally. But Argentina is changing, and as his country edges toward peace, Richard tentatively begins a love affair. The result is a powerful, brave, and poignant novel of sex, death, and the difficulties of connecting one's inner life with the outside world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eColm Tóibín is the author of eleven novels, including \u003ci\u003eLong Island\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eThe Magician\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of the Rathbones Folio Prize; \u003ci\u003eThe Master\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of the Los Angeles Times Book Prize; \u003ci\u003eBrooklyn\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of the Costa Book Award; \u003ci\u003eThe Testament of Mary\u003c\/i\u003e; and\u003ci\u003e Nora Webster\u003c\/i\u003e; as well as two story collections and several books of criticism. He is the Irene and Sidney B. Silverman Professor of the Humanities at Columbia University and has been named as the Laureate for Irish Fiction for 2022-2024 by the Arts Council of Ireland. Three times shortlisted for the Booker Prize, Tóibín lives in Dublin and New York.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Scribner Book Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50645434630418,"sku":"9780743272711","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_e4a1df8d-a79d-4941-b6cc-47f639bcbe4b.jpg?v=1733152449","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-story-of-the-night-9780743272711","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}