{"product_id":"august-paperback-2","title":"August - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCallan Wink\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA boy coming of age in a part of the country that's being left behind is at the heart of this dazzling novel--the first by an award-winning author of short stories that evoke the American West.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eLONGLISTED FOR THE CENTER FOR FICTION FIRST NOVEL PRIZE - \"\u003ci\u003eAugust\u003c\/i\u003e reads like early Hemingway, retooled for the present.\"--William Finnegan, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of \u003ci\u003eBarbarian Days\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Callan Wink has been compared to masters like Jim Harrison and Thomas McGuane. His short stories have been published in \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e and have won numerous accolades. Now his enormous talents are showcased in a debut novel that follows a boy growing up in the middle of the country through those difficult years between childhood and adulthood. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e August is an average twelve-year-old. He likes dogs and fishing and doesn't mind early-morning chores on his family's Michigan dairy farm. But following his parents' messy divorce, his mother decides that she and August need to start over in a new town. There, he tries to be an average teen--playing football and doing homework--but when his role in a shocking act of violence throws him off course once more, he flees to a ranch in rural Montana, where he learns that even the smallest communities have dark secrets. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Covering August's adolescence, from age twelve to nineteen, this gorgeously written novel bears witness to the joys and traumas that irrevocably shape us all. Filled with unforgettable characters and stunning natural landscapes, this book is a moving and provocative look at growing up in the American heartland.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCallan Wink\u003c\/b\u003e has been awarded fellowships by the National Endowment for the Arts and Stanford University, where he was a Wallace Stegner Fellow. His stories and essays appear widely, including in \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker, Granta, Zoetrope All-Story, Playboy, Men's Journal\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Best American Short Stories\u003c\/i\u003e anthology. His first book, \u003ci\u003eDog Run Moon\u003c\/i\u003e, was shortlisted for the Dylan Thomas Prize and received a PEN\/Hemingway Award Honorable Mention. He lives in Livingston, Montana, where he is a fly-fishing guide on the Yellowstone River.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 7.7 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 19, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47252377370873,"sku":"9780812983906","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/QkMzcFB4UC9leUVBZEZnTUZnOHVndz09.webp?v=1768685511","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/august-paperback-2","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}