{"product_id":"sonnets-for-a-missing-key-percival-everett-9781636282695","title":"Sonnets for a Missing Key: And Some Others","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAUTHOR OF THE PULITZER PRIZE AND NATIONAL BOOK AWARD WINNER, \u003cem\u003eJAMES\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAUTHOR OF \u003cem\u003eERASURE\u003c\/em\u003e, now adapted for the screen as the OSCAR-WINNING FILM, \u003cem\u003eAMERICAN FICTION\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePercival Everett is diving back into poetry with his spellbinding new collection, \u003cem\u003eSONNETS FOR A MISSING KEY\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Few writers pay more rapt attention to the fact that history is, fundamentally, storytelling . . . A pebble in every shoe. It's the Everett way.\"\u003cstrong\u003e--\u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eInspired by the Preludes of Chopin and the piano solos of Art Tatum, these sonnets leap and turn through philosophical musings accrued across a life well lived, with inventive language, crystalline imagery, and turns of phrase that lift off the page and glimmer. Everett's sonnets soar through the musical scale, from A Minor to A Major, exploring relationships, spirituality, compassion, despair, and how the stories we tell ourselves shape our realities.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eEverett continuously defies convention with every creative expression and brings his literary audacity back to his poetic roots with this, his sixth collection with Red Hen Press.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSonnets for a Missing Key\u003c\/em\u003e is a mesmerizing feat of language that reinforces Percival Everett as one of the great wordsmiths of the century.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Percival Everett\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1636282695\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781636282695\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Red Hen Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/22\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover","brand":"Percival Everett","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47039920505087,"sku":"9781636282695","price":32.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_1261982d-8463-4595-bf38-6c2787d415d6.jpg?v=1752752991","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/sonnets-for-a-missing-key-percival-everett-9781636282695","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}