{"product_id":"ghosts-of-new-york-paperback","title":"Ghosts of New York - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJim Lewis\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A masterful tapestry.\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e--Richard Price, author of \u003ci\u003eLush Life\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"A marvelous novel.\" --Rabih Alameddine, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Angel of History\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eAn Unnecessary Woman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Jim Lewis sees like a photographer and writes like an avenging angel.\" --Sally Mann, author of \u003ci\u003eHold Still: A Memoir with Photographs\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A beautifully vulnerable work of fiction.\" --Jardine Libaire, author of \u003ci\u003eWhite Fur\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Ghosts of New York is a novel in which the laws of time and space have been subtly suspended. It interweaves four strands: a photographer newly returned to the neighborhood where she grew up, after years spent living overseas; a foundling raised on 14th Street; a graduate student, his romantic partner, and his best friend entangled in a set of relationships with far-reaching personal and political repercussions; and a shopkeeper suffering from first love late in life. Mixing prophecy, history, and a hint of speculative fiction, its stories are bound together even as they are propelled into stranger territory. And undergirding it all is a song, which appears, disappears, and then resurfaces. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eGhosts of New York\u003c\/i\u003e explores complex lives through indelible renderings of settings--a bar, a night market, a recording studio--that alternate between familiar and unsettling. The work of a celebrated novelist and veteran of the art, film, and music scenes in New York and Austin (described as \"a rare talent\" by the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e and \"a powerful literary voice\" by Jeffrey Eugenides), this novel will immediately absorb readers intrigued by creative people and the places that sustain and challenge them.\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eGhosts of New York\u003c\/i\u003e is a novel in which the laws of time and space have been subtly suspended. It interweaves four strands: a photographer newly returned to the neighborhood where she grew up, after years spent living overseas; a foundling raised on 14th Street; a graduate student, his romantic partner, and his best friend entangled in a set of relationships with far-reaching personal and political repercussions; and a shopkeeper suffering from first love late in life. Mixing prophecy, history, and a hint of speculative fiction, its stories are bound together even as they are propelled into stranger territory. And undergirding it all is a song, which appears, disappears, and then resurfaces. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eGhosts of New York\u003c\/i\u003e explores complex lives through indelible renderings of settings--a bar, a night market, a recording studio--that alternate between familiar and unsettling. The work of a celebrated novelist and veteran of the art, film, and music scenes in New York and Austin (described as \"a rare talent\" by the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e and \"a powerful literary voice\" by Jeffrey Eugenides), this novel will immediately absorb readers intrigued by creative people and the places that sustain and challenge them.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJim Lewis lives in Austin and is the author of three novels, which have been translated into many languages: \u003ci\u003eSister\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWhy the Tree Loves the Ax\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe King Is Dead\u003c\/i\u003e. He has also written criticism, reportage, and essays for the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSlate\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eRolling Stone\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGranta\u003c\/i\u003e, and others, and he collaborated with Larry Clark on the story for the movie \u003ci\u003eKids\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 300\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 8.2 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 01, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42162435588231,"sku":"9781949199963","price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/ddfefd90f5d827a8925fbd9af535bb60.webp?v=1733289443","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/ghosts-of-new-york-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}