9780802140555 - Goodnight, Nobody di Knight, Michael (19 risultati)

Condizione: Very Good. Item in very good condition! Textbooks may not include supplemental items i.e. CDs, access codes etc.

Condizione: Good. Item in very good condition! Textbooks may not include supplemental items i.e. CDs, access codes etc.

Paperback. Condizione: Fair. First Trade Paper. The item might be beaten up but readable. May contain markings or highlighting, as well as stains, bent corners, or any other major defect, but the text is not obscured in any way.

Paperback. Condizione: Good. First Trade Paper. It's a preowned item in good condition and includes all the pages. It may have some general signs of wear and tear, such as markings, highlighting, slight damage to the cover, minimal wear to the binding, etc., but they will not affect the overall reading experience.

paperback. Condizione: Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!

paperback. Condizione: Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!

Condizione: Good. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Paperback. Condizione: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. First Edition. First edition paperback with full number line. Book in very good condition! Some very light shelf wear, otherwise a good clean copy, appears almost like new!

Condizione: As New. Unread copy in mint condition.

Condizione: New. Brand New.

Paperback. Condizione: New. First Trade Paper Edition. This new collection from Michael KnightPEN/Hemingway citation recipient and BandN Discover Award finalist whom Esquire praises as a writer of the first rank"thrills and pierces with stories of men and women of breathtaking conviction, pathos, and humor.The stories in Goodnight, Nobody demonstrate Michael Knights' exquisite and rare power to make a setting breathe, to invest it with a vitality that seems as authentic and intense as the pulsebeats of his characters." (The New York Times Book Review) This luminous collection astutely explores rediscovered love, reconciliation, and peace amid the trials of everyday life.The denizens of Goodnight, Nobody are, like so many of us, bewildered by the circumstances in which they find themselves. The unexpected twists of their livesrendered with expert humor and pathos in Knight's dark-light styletest the limits of the personalities they have known as their own.In Birdland," published in The New Yorker, a beautiful Northerner visits a small Alabama town to research the bizarre migration habits of a flock of African parrots from Rhode Island. Feeling Lucky" finds a desperate man kidnapping his own daughter. In the most daring and haunting of these stories, Killing Stonewall Jackson," which was published in Story, a hardened band of Confederate soldiers resorts to surprising measures to survive on the battlefield. The End of Everything," published in GQ, weaves together a tender love story and an edge-of-your-seat urban legend, while The Mesmerist," published in Esquire, is an eerie fairy tale about a man who hypnotizes a stranger and makes her his wife. In Keeper of Secrets, Teller of Lies," published in Virginia Quarterly Review, a man causes more havoc the harder he tries to help a young mother and her son. In Mitchell's Girls," a stay-at-home dad battles the disrespect of youth and a paralyzing bad back. Ellen's Book" hilariously describes the yearning a man feels for his estranged wife. In Blackout," a suburban neighborhood's pent-up jealousies and fears explode under the cover of darkness.Knight's sensibility is potent and unique, stirring tenderness in equal parts with violence. While the settings, chronologies, and characters vary widely throughout the collection, they remain bound by Knight's simple, elegant prose, his graceful sense of humor, and an unfailing empathy with the self-destructed.

Soft cover. Condizione: As New. No Jacket. 1st Edition. This soft cover AS NEW first printing is inscribed on the title page. The book is tight, bright, and clean, free of names and markings. Inscribed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Fine. 1st Edition. 1st Printing. Signed. 160 pages. Published in 2003. The author's second collection of short stories. One of Michael Knight's finest achievements. The First Hardcover Edition. Precedes and should not be confused with all other subsequent editions, particularly the Softcover Edition. Published in a small and limited first print run as a hardcover original only. Presents Michael Knight's "Goodnight, Nobody". Entertaining yet provocative pieces that include "The Mesmerist", surely one of the finest American short stories of our time. Individually and collectively, they "examine the impact of history, instinct, and legend on the lives of diverse characters: Knight contrasts the daily drudgery of Confederate soldiers with tall tales about the legendary general who oversees their fate. He re-spins an urban legend (in which a dog's mysterious illness reveals a home intruder) to explore two characters caught in the all-too-familiar nightmare of divorce. Two stories stand out: In the heartbreaking but ultimately hopeful 'Birdland', the factors that define an Alabama community, love of the University of Alabama's football team, the annual migration of exotic parrots from Rhode Island, and deep-rooted racism, are observed from the perspectives of a visiting ornithologist and a local man who loves her. In the tour-de-force, 'The Mesmerist', a traveling hypnotist uses his skills to kidnap a young woman and make her his wife. He soon discovers, however, that more trickery may be required" (James Klise). An absolute "must-have" title for Michael Knight collectors. This copy is very prominently and beautifully signed, dated (shortly after publication), and inscribed in black ink-pen on the title page by the author: "To Anne's Dad - What a talented daughter you have. Your wife told me she got her talent from you, Michael Knight. 5/22/03". It is signed directly on the page itself, not on a tipped-in page. The recipient, who is addressed, evidently received this uniquely signed copy from his immediate family. This is the only such signed, post-publication dated, and inscribed copy of the First Hardcover Edition/First Printing available online and is in especially fine condition: Clean, crisp, and bright. A rare signed copy thus. Finalist of the PEN/Hemingway Award in 1988 for "Dogfight And Other Stories". Michael Knight was only 19 years old at the time. One of the most brilliant American writers of our time. A fine copy. ISBN 0802140556. Signed by Author.

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Hardcover. Condizione: Like New. Condizione sovraccoperta: Fine. First Edition. The first printing of the first edition. The printed author name on the title page has been crossed out by Knight, with original author signature beneath. (Signature only; scarce thus). This new collection from Michael Knight PEN/Hemingway citation recipient and B&N Discover Award finalist whom Esquire praises as a writer of the first rank? thrills and pierces with stories of men and women of breathtaking conviction, pathos, and humor.The stories in Goodnight, Nobody demonstrate Michael Knights? exquisite and rare power to make a setting breathe, to invest it with a vitality that seems as authentic and intense as the pulsebeats of his characters.? (The New York Times Book Review) This luminous collection astutely explores rediscovered love, reconciliation, and peace amid the trials of everyday life. Knight?s sensibility is potent and unique, stirring tenderness in equal parts with violence. While the settings, chronologies, and characters vary widely throughout the collection, they remain bound by Knight?s simple, elegant prose, his graceful sense of humor, and an unfailing empathy with the self-destructed. Signed by Author.

Condizione: very good. Condizione sovraccoperta: no dustjacket. 8vo pp.160. remainder mark on fore edge of book, Signed by the author on title page. book.

paperback. Condizione: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!

Paperback. Condizione: New. First Trade Paper Edition. This new collection from Michael KnightPEN/Hemingway citation recipient and BandN Discover Award finalist whom Esquire praises as a writer of the first rank"thrills and pierces with stories of men and women of breathtaking conviction, pathos, and humor.The stories in Goodnight, Nobody demonstrate Michael Knights' exquisite and rare power to make a setting breathe, to invest it with a vitality that seems as authentic and intense as the pulsebeats of his characters." (The New York Times Book Review) This luminous collection astutely explores rediscovered love, reconciliation, and peace amid the trials of everyday life.The denizens of Goodnight, Nobody are, like so many of us, bewildered by the circumstances in which they find themselves. The unexpected twists of their livesrendered with expert humor and pathos in Knight's dark-light styletest the limits of the personalities they have known as their own.In Birdland," published in The New Yorker, a beautiful Northerner visits a small Alabama town to research the bizarre migration habits of a flock of African parrots from Rhode Island. Feeling Lucky" finds a desperate man kidnapping his own daughter. In the most daring and haunting of these stories, Killing Stonewall Jackson," which was published in Story, a hardened band of Confederate soldiers resorts to surprising measures to survive on the battlefield. The End of Everything," published in GQ, weaves together a tender love story and an edge-of-your-seat urban legend, while The Mesmerist," published in Esquire, is an eerie fairy tale about a man who hypnotizes a stranger and makes her his wife. In Keeper of Secrets, Teller of Lies," published in Virginia Quarterly Review, a man causes more havoc the harder he tries to help a young mother and her son. In Mitchell's Girls," a stay-at-home dad battles the disrespect of youth and a paralyzing bad back. Ellen's Book" hilariously describes the yearning a man feels for his estranged wife. In Blackout," a suburban neighborhood's pent-up jealousies and fears explode under the cover of darkness.Knight's sensibility is potent and unique, stirring tenderness in equal parts with violence. While the settings, chronologies, and characters vary widely throughout the collection, they remain bound by Knight's simple, elegant prose, his graceful sense of humor, and an unfailing empathy with the self-destructed.