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Sport of Kings : A Novel by C. E. Morgan (2016, Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherFarrar, Straus & Giroux
ISBN-100374281084
ISBN-139780374281083
eBay Product ID (ePID)219222351
Product Key Features
Book TitleSport of Kings : a Novel
Number of Pages560 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicFamily Life, Literary, Sports
Publication Year2016
IllustratorYes
GenreFiction
AuthorC. E. Morgan
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1.6 in
Item Weight28.5 Oz
Item Length9.2 in
Item Width6.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2015-038512
Dewey Edition23
Reviews"Remarkable achievements . . . The Sport of Kings hovers between fiction, history, and myth, its characters sometimes like the ancient ones bound to their tales by fate, its horses distant kin to those who drew the chariot of time across the sky . . . Novelists can do things that other writers can't--and Morgan can do things that other novelists can't . . . Tremendous, the work of a writer just starting to show us what she can do. " --Kathryn Shultz, New Yorker "Ravishing and ambitious ... It's a mud-flecked epic, replete with fertile symbolism, that hurtles through generations of Kentucky history . . . [Morgan is] an interior writer, with deep verbal and intellectual resources . . . Ms. Morgan bears down incisively on topics -- the lust for speed and power and domination, the prison experience of black men, male camaraderie, the bonds between fathers and sons, the brute intricacies of the dirty Southern soul -- that men have tended to claim . . . [A] serious and important novel. "--Dwight Garner, New York Times "One literary stereotype associates long, sprawling, ambitious novels with male writers . . . In this century, however, the finest 'major' novels have more often than not been written by women. Zadie Smith, Donna Tartt, Eleanor Catton, Meg Wolitzer and Elena Ferrante are among those hitting the long balls in contemporary fiction, and with The Sport of Kings , a world-encompassing colossus second novel , C. E. Morgan has joined their ranks . . . Morgan is a virtuoso stylist, easily rendering the kinetics of horseracing, then plunging beneath the surface to illuminate the mysteries of genetic science. There will not be a novel with a larger and more dazzlingly deployed vocabulary published this year . . . a constantly invigorating, surprising and transfixing novel." --Michael LaPointe, The Times Literary Supplement "Majestic and sorrowful . . . with this extraordinary work, C.E. Morgan moves into the front rank of contemporary writers ." --Wendy Smith, Newsday "Vivid epic of rage and racism on a Kentucky stud farm exposes the myth of the American dream." -- The Spectator (UK) "With The Sport of Kings , C. E. Morgan has delivered a masterpiece . Rich, deep, and ambitious, this book is, by any standard, a Great American Novel." --Philipp Meyer, author of The Son "[ The Sport of Kings ] is an epic novel steeped in American history and geography . . . Morgan's gothic tale of Southern decadence deepens into a searing investigation of racism's enduring legacy . . . Vaultingly ambitious, thrillingly well-written, charged with moral fervor and rueful compassion. How will this dazzling writer astonish us next time?" -- Kirkus Reviews (starred review) "Morgan has dared to write the kind of book that was presumed long extinct: a high literary epic of America." --Duncan White, The Telegraph (UK), "[ The Sport of Kings ] is an epic novel steeped in American history and geography . . . Morgan's gothic tale of Southern decadence deepens into a searing investigation of racism's enduring legacy . . . Vaultingly ambitious, thrillingly well-written, charged with moral fervor and rueful compassion. How will this dazzling writer astonish us next time?" -- Kirkus Reviews (starred review) "With The Sport of Kings , C. E. Morgan has delivered a masterpiece. Rich, deep, and ambitious, this book is, by any standard, a Great American Novel." --Philipp Meyer, author of The Son " The Sport of Kings unfolds dramatically with bold and beautiful writing that is crafted into an exquisite work of classic American literature . . . Horse racing and breeding, evolution, race, love, family dynamics, and America's historical past are a few of the subjects and issues that Morgan bravely, confidently, and intelligently explores with a poetic and lyrical sensibility. The result is a gorgeous and engaging novel that is sobering, important, and unforgettable. This book is special. Don't miss this real treasure from one of America's finest writers." -- Ed Conklin, Chaucer's Books, Santa Barbara, CA "If you strip this novel of its beautiful writing, gorgeous descriptions, and lush geography, it is a tale of betrayal and redemption, pure and simple. Set in the Bluegrass region of central Kentucky and Cincinnati, Ohio, C. E. Morgan's saga spans the histories of both a land-and-slave owning family (who were among the first to settle in Kentucky), and the descendants of escaped slaves whose 'salvation' lay in the Queen City on the other side of the Ohio River. The backdrop of the thoroughbred horse industry brings the two families' stories together. Morgan masterfully injects damning commentary about current social issues throughout the novel. This is a powerful narrative from a brilliant writer." -- Alison Courtney, Morris Book Shop, Lexington, KY, "Remarkable achievements . . . The Sport of Kings hovers between fiction, history, and myth, its characters sometimes like the ancient ones bound to their tales by fate, its horses distant kin to those who drew the chariot of time across the sky . . . Novelists can do things that other writers can't--and Morgan can do things that other novelists can't . . . Tremendous, the work of a writer just starting to show us what she can do."--Kathryn Shultz, The New Yorker "One literary stereotype associates long, sprawling, ambitious novels with male writers . . . In this century, however, the finest 'major' novels have more often than not been written by women. Zadie Smith, Donna Tartt, Eleanor Catton, Meg Wolitzer and Elena Ferrante are among those hitting the long balls in contemporary fiction, and with The Sport of Kings , a world-encompassing colossus second novel, C. E. Morgan has joined their ranks . . . Morgan is a virtuoso stylist, easily rendering the kinetics of horseracing, then plunging beneath the surface to illuminate the mysteries of genetic science. There will not be a novel with a larger and more dazzlingly deployed vocabulary published this year . . . aconstantly invigorating, surprising and transfixing novel." --Michael LaPointe, The Times Literary Supplement "With The Sport of Kings , C. E. Morgan has delivered a masterpiece. Rich, deep, and ambitious, this book is, by any standard, a Great American Novel." --Philipp Meyer, author of The Son "[ The Sport of Kings ] is an epic novel steeped in American history and geography . . . Morgan's gothic tale of Southern decadence deepens into a searing investigation of racism's enduring legacy . . . Vaultingly ambitious, thrillingly well-written, charged with moral fervor and rueful compassion. How will this dazzling writer astonish us next time?" -- Kirkus Reviews (starred review), "Remarkable achievements . . . The Sport of Kings hovers between fiction, history, and myth, its characters sometimes like the ancient ones bound to their tales by fate, its horses distant kin to those who drew the chariot of time across the sky . . . Novelists can do things that other writers can't--and Morgan can do things that other novelists can't . . . Tremendous, the work of a writer just starting to show us what she can do. "--Kathryn Shultz, The New Yorker "One literary stereotype associates long, sprawling, ambitious novels with male writers . . . In this century, however, the finest 'major' novels have more often than not been written by women. Zadie Smith, Donna Tartt, Eleanor Catton, Meg Wolitzer and Elena Ferrante are among those hitting the long balls in contemporary fiction, and with The Sport of Kings , a world-encompassing colossus second novel , C. E. Morgan has joined their ranks . . . Morgan is a virtuoso stylist, easily rendering the kinetics of horseracing, then plunging beneath the surface to illuminate the mysteries of genetic science. There will not be a novel with a larger and more dazzlingly deployed vocabulary published this year . . . a constantly invigorating, surprising and transfixing novel." --Michael LaPointe, The Times Literary Supplement "Majestic and sorrowful . . . with this extraordinary work, C.E. Morgan moves into the front rank of contemporary writers ." --Wendy Smith, Newsday "Vivid epic of rage and racism on a Kentucky stud farm exposes the myth of the American dream." -- The Spectator (UK) "With The Sport of Kings , C. E. Morgan has delivered a masterpiece . Rich, deep, and ambitious, this book is, by any standard, a Great American Novel." --Philipp Meyer, author of The Son "[ The Sport of Kings ] is an epic novel steeped in American history and geography . . . Morgan's gothic tale of Southern decadence deepens into a searing investigation of racism's enduring legacy . . . Vaultingly ambitious, thrillingly well-written, charged with moral fervor and rueful compassion. How will this dazzling writer astonish us next time?" -- Kirkus Reviews (starred review) "Morgan has dared to write the kind of book that was presumed long extinct: a high literary epic of America." --Duncan White, The Telegraph (UK)
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SynopsisA Finalist for the Pulitzer Prize Winner of the Kirkus Prize for Fiction * A Recipient of the Windham-Campbell Prize for Fiction * A Finalist for the James Tait Black Prize for Fiction * A Finalist for the Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction * A Finalist for the Rathbones Folio Prize * Longlisted for an Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence * One of New York Times Book Review 100 Notable Book Named a Best Book of the Year by Entertainment Weekly * GQ * The New York Times (Selected by Dwight Garner) * NPR * The Wall Street Journal * San Francisco Chronicle * Refinery29 * Booklist * Kirkus Reviews * Commonweal Magazine "In its poetic splendor and moral seriousness, The Sport of Kings bears the traces of Faulkner, Morrison, and McCarthy. . . . It is a contemporary masterpiece." -- San Francisco Chronicle Hailed by The New Yorker for its "remarkable achievements," The Sport of Kings 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. It 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? A sweeping narrative of wealth and poverty, racism and rage, The Sport of Kings is an unflinching portrait of lives cast in the shadow of slavery and a moral epic for our time., A Finalist for the Pulitzer Prize Winner of the Kirkus Prize for Fiction - A Recipient of the Windham-Campbell Prize for Fiction - A Finalist for the James Tait Black Prize for Fiction - A Finalist for the Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction - A Finalist for the Rathbones Folio Prize - Longlisted for an Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence - One of New York Times Book Review 100 Notable Book Named a Best Book of the Year by Entertainment Weekly - GQ - The New York Times (Selected by Dwight Garner) - NPR - The Wall Street Journal - San Francisco Chronicle - Refinery29 - Booklist - Kirkus Reviews - Commonweal Magazine "In its poetic splendor and moral seriousness, The Sport of Kings bears the traces of Faulkner, Morrison, and McCarthy. . . . It is a contemporary masterpiece." -- San Francisco Chronicle Hailed by The New Yorker for its "remarkable achievements," The Sport of Kings 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. It 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? A sweeping narrative of wealth and poverty, racism and rage, The Sport of Kings is an unflinching portrait of lives cast in the shadow of slavery and a moral epic for our time.
LC Classification NumberPS3613.O73S68 2016
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