{"product_id":"sonnets-for-a-missing-key-and-some-others-hardcover","title":"Sonnets for a Missing Key: And Some Others - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePercival Everett\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\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\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePercival Everett\u003c\/strong\u003e is a Distinguished Professor of English at USC. His most recent novels include \u003cem\u003eJames \u003c\/em\u003e(instant bestseller), \u003cem\u003eDr. No\u003c\/em\u003e (finalist for the NBCC Award for Fiction and winner of the PEN\/ Jean Stein Book Award), \u003cem\u003e The Trees\u003c\/em\u003e (finalist for the Booker Prize and the PEN\/Faulkner Award for Fiction), \u003cem\u003eTelephone\u003c\/em\u003e (finalist for the Pulitzer Prize), \u003cem\u003eSo Much Blue, Erasure, \u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eI Am Not Sidney Poitier.\u003c\/em\u003e His most recent poetry collections include \u003cem\u003eThe Book of Training by Colonel Hap Thompson \u003c\/em\u003e(winner of the 2020 IPPY Award in Most Original Concept) and \u003cem\u003eTrout's Lie\u003c\/em\u003e. He has received the NBCC Ivan Sandrof Life Achievement Award and The Windham Campbell Prize from Yale University. \u003cem\u003eAmerican Fiction\u003c\/em\u003e, the feature film based on his novel \u003cem\u003eErasure\u003c\/em\u003e, was released in 2023 and was awarded the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay. He lives in Los Angeles with his wife, the writer Danzy Senna, and their children.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 22, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52731087913267,"sku":"9781636282695","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/9ixHN5Lb5P9781636282695.webp?v=1763848655","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/sonnets-for-a-missing-key-and-some-others-hardcover","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}