{"product_id":"the-night-the-new-jesus-ron-rash-9781611175141","title":"The Night the New Jesus Fell to Earth: And Other Stories from Cliffside, North Carolina","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Night the New Jesus Fell to Earth\u003c\/i\u003e was originally released in 1994 and was the first published book from acclaimed writer Ron Rash. This twentieth anniversary edition takes us back to where it all began with ten linked short stories, framed like a novel, introducing us to a trio of memorable narrators--Tracy, Randy, and Vincent--making their way against the hardscrabble backdrop of the North Carolina foothills. With a comedic touch that may surprise readers familiar only with Rash's later, darker fiction, these earnest tales reveal the hard lessons of good whiskey, bad marriages, weak foundations, familial legacies, questionable religious observances, and the dubious merits of possum breeding, as well as the hard-won reconciliations with self, others, and home that can only be garnered in good time. \u003ci\u003eThe Night the New Jesus Fell to Earth\u003c\/i\u003e shows us the promising beginnings of a master storyteller honing his craft and contributing from the start to the fine traditions of southern fiction and lore. This Southern Revivals edition includes a new introduction from the author and a contextualizing preface from series editor Robert H. Brinkmeyer, director of the University of South Carolina Institute for Southern Studies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ron Rash\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1611175143\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781611175141\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of South Carolina Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/19\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 168\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.10w x 0.40d","brand":"Ron Rash","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43994300481791,"sku":"9781611175141","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_8c9a8b18-997b-4b0a-8146-92a22a956ae0.jpg?v=1683329326","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-night-the-new-jesus-ron-rash-9781611175141","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}