{"product_id":"under-purple-skies-frank-bures-9781948742436","title":"Under Purple Skies","description":"\u003cp\u003ePart of Belt's City Anthology Series. \"The ultimate (literary) tour guide to the neighborhoods and wild places, history and politics, culture and cuisine, music and myths of the Twin Cities, a place I only thought I knew.\"--Benjamin Percy \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn recent years, Minneapolis has become one of America's literary powerhouses. With over fifty poems and essays, \u003ci\u003eUnder Purple Skies: The Minneapolis Anthology\u003c\/i\u003e collects some of the most exciting work being done in, or about, Minneapolis and the Twin Cities area, with narrative threads that stretch back not just to Scandinavia, but across the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEdited by Frank Bures (\u003ci\u003eThe Geography of Madness\u003c\/i\u003e), the writers included here have won, or been shortlisted for, the Newbery Award, the Man Booker Prize, the Pulitzer, the Caldecott Award, the National Book Award, the Minnesota Book Award, and many others. The wide-ranging stories included here include: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-\tA tour through Prince's Minneapolis\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-\tThe story of the Metrodome's demolition\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-\tA story of a Somali immigrant's journey to Eden Prairie\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-\tEating Halva on Lake Street.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContributors include James Wright, Kelly Barnhill, Marlon James, Kao Kalia Yang, Michael Perry, Bao Phi, Danez Smith, Shannon Gibney and many more, alongside new and first-time writers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA wonderful, literary portrait of the City of Lakes and the myriad ways it's changed in recent years.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Frank Bures\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1948742438\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781948742436\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Belt Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/07\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.40d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrank Bures is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Geography of Madness\u003c\/i\u003e. His stories and essays have appeared in \u003ci\u003eHarper's\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAeon\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLapham's Quarterly\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e and other places. They have also been included in the \u003ci\u003eBest American Travel Writing\u003c\/i\u003e and selected as \"Notable\" picks for the \u003ci\u003eBest American Sports Writing\u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003eBest American Essays\u003c\/i\u003e. He is a contributing writer for \u003ci\u003eThe Rotarian\u003c\/i\u003e and a contributing editor for \u003ci\u003ePoets \u0026amp; Writers\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in Minneapolis.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Frank Bures","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43991282680063,"sku":"9781948742436","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_2603289d-074d-4d0f-8041-ee133a5a1b6b.jpg?v=1683309403","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/under-purple-skies-frank-bures-9781948742436","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}