{"product_id":"the-hunters-paperback-1","title":"The Hunters - 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\u003eJohn Bolger\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePaul Kruk sits in a hidden hunting blind with his father's Winchester rifle, deciding whether to kill a man. So begins \u003ci\u003eThe Hunters\u003c\/i\u003e, the debut novel by prize-winning writer John Bolger, whose writing has been compared to that of Cormac McCarthy, Ernest Hemingway, Jim Harrison, Robert Stone, William Faulkner, and Don DeLillo.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWith twists and turns, \u003ci\u003eThe Hunters\u003c\/i\u003e explores the lives of the people touched by Paul's decision, from the men in his hunting party to his beautiful, brilliant sister, as this literary novel carefully and honestly depicts their choices, their actions, and the events that follow.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Hunters\u003c\/i\u003e portrays the idiosyncrasies of living in contemporary, rural America: serene, yet surreal; at once, beautiful and terrifying. It is the perfect book for readers of serious fiction who want to be entertained.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eThe Hunters\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"I love this portrayal of the Northwoods, and the feeling of impending winter that pervades--the pressure cooker that is created by all these people trapped in such a cold bleak place. I like how information is withheld and delivered, and the way all the men in town are ruining their lives for the same woman. And I love most the twisted sense of justice, and just how twisted it gets in the end. A pinch of Hemingway and a pound of Cormac and all the rest original Bolger. This is a terrific book.\" Pam Houston, author of \u003ci\u003eContents May Have Shifted\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eCowboys Are My Weakness\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"The men and women, the weapons, the deerhunt all make a huge and fragile danger in John Bolger's novel \u003ci\u003eThe Hunters\u003c\/i\u003e. There is care and harm in this book and all written with felicitous and steady grace.\" Ron Carlson, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Signal\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eAt the Jim Bridger\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJohn Bolger has a doctorate in creative writing. He also has a law degree. John works as a lawyer and a writer, and is currently working on two books of related short stories and several novels. The Hunters is his debut novel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 384\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.79 x 8.5 x 5.51 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 21, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48709325324537,"sku":"9780615708911","price":20.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/AxsYyNrQj19780615708911.webp?v=1784923643","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/the-hunters-paperback-1","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}