The Deaths of Henry King by Brian Evenson (English) Hardcover Book

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There are so many ways to die, thought Henry King, and nearly as many ways to live.

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In The Deaths of Henry King, the hapless Henry King, as advertised, dies. Not just once or even twice, but seven dozen times, each death making way for a new demise, moving from the comic to the grim to the absurd to the transcendent and back again. With text by Jesse Ball and Brian Evenson complimented by Lilli Carr's macabre, gravestone-rubbing-style art, Henry King's ends are brought to a vividly absurd life.Brian Evenson is the author of a dozen books of fiction, most recently the story collection Windeye and the novel Immobility (both finalists for a Shirley Jackson Award). His novel Last Days won the ALA's RUSA award for Best Horror Novel of 2009. His novel The Open Curtain was a finalist for an Edgar Award and an International Horror Guild Award. He lives in Providence, RI, where he teaches in Brown University's literary arts department.Jesse Ball is the author of five novels, including the forthcoming A Cure for Suicide (Pantheon, 2015), Silence Once Begun, and several others. He has received numerous awards, including a 2014 NEA Creative Writing Fellowship and the 2008 The Paris Review's Plimpton Prize. He gives classes on lucid dreaming and lying in the SAIC's MFA Writing program.Lilli Carr is an artist living in Chicago. She has created several books of comics, including Heads or Tails (Fantagraphics), and her first children's book, Tippy and the Night Parade (Toon Books). Her work has appeared in The New Yorker, The New York Times, and Best American Comics.

Author Biography

Brian Evenson is the author of a dozen books of fiction, most recently the story collection Windeye and the novel Immobility (both finalists for a Shirley Jackson Award). His novel Last Days won the ALA's RUSA award for Best Horror Novel of 2009. His novel The Open Curtain was a finalist for an Edgar Award and an International Horror Guild Award. He lives in Providence, RI, where he teaches in Brown University's Literary Arts Department.Jesse Ball is the author of five novels, including the forthcoming A Cure for Suicide, Silence Once Begun, and several others. He received numerous awards, including a 2014 NEA Creative Writing Fellowship and the 2008 Paris Review George Plimpton Prize. He gives classes on lucid dreaming and lying in the SAIC's MFA Writing program.Lilli Carr is an artist living in Chicago. She has created several books of comics: Heads or Tails (Fantagraphics), and her first children's book, Tippy and the Night Parade (Toon Books). Her work has appeared in the New Yorker, The New York Times, and Best American Comics.

Promotional

ARCsALAExcerpts: The RumpusGoodreads GiveawaysTemporary Tattoos with Lilli Carré's art (available to stores)Twitter campaign inviting readers to kill Henry King in 142 characters or less.Texting fiction contest.Events with all 3 authorsFestival Appearancesdedicated publicist

Long Description

In The Deaths of Henry King, the hapless Henry King, as advertised, dies. Not just once or even twice, but seven dozen times, each death making way for a new demise, moving from the comic to the grim to the absurd to the transcendent and back again. With text by Jesse Ball and Brian Evenson complimented by Lilli Carr

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Each author has extensive fanbase Each author has been nominated for and/or has won numerous awards. Most recently Jesse Ball was long listed for the National Book Awards. A great Halloween or Day of the Dead book

Details ISBN1941250203 Publisher Uncivilized Books Year 2017 ISBN-10 1941250203 ISBN-13 9781941250204 Format Hardcover Imprint Uncivilized Books Place of Publication MN Country of Publication United States Pages 160 DEWEY FIC Author Lilli Carr Language English UK Release Date 2017-10-26 Publication Date 2017-10-26 NZ Release Date 2017-10-26 US Release Date 2017-10-26 Illustrations 42 B&W illustrations Audience General AU Release Date 2017-10-30 Illustrator Lilli Carr We've got this

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