{"product_id":"byzantium-ben-stroud-9781555976460","title":"Byzantium: Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the Bakeless Prize for Fiction, an imaginative debut that ranges from Havana to Berlin\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e* A \u003c\/i\u003eKansas City Star \u003ci\u003eBest Book of the Year \u003c\/i\u003e* \u003ci\u003eOne of\u003c\/i\u003e Publishers Weekly\u003ci\u003e's \"Best Summer Books\"\u003c\/i\u003e*\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAncient cities and fallen empires come to life in this masterful collection. In the Byzantine court, a noble with a crippled hand is called upon to ensure that a holy man poses no threat to the throne. On an island in Lake Michigan, a religious community crumbles after an ardent convert digs a little too deep. And the black detective Jackson Hieronymus Burke rises to fame and falls from favor in two stories that recount his origins in Havana and the height of his success in Kaiser Wilhelm's Germany. Ben Stroud's historical reimaginings twist together with contemporary stories to reveal startling truths about human nature across the centuries. In his able hands, \u003ci\u003eByzantium\u003c\/i\u003e makes us believe that these are accounts we haven't heard yet. As the chronicler of Burke's exploits muses, \"After all, where does history exist, except in our imagination? Does that make it any less true?\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ben Stroud\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1555976468\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781555976460\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Graywolf Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/23\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 206\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.64lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.26h x 5.53w x 0.62d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Story Prize - Winner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/13\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2013 pg. 24\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/30\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eForeword\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/31\/2013","brand":"Ben Stroud","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43939599057151,"sku":"9781555976460","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_572000e7-7020-4883-ba76-794e8fe9dbf3.jpg?v=1681442434","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/byzantium-ben-stroud-9781555976460","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}