{"product_id":"an-absolute-gentleman-paperback","title":"An Absolute Gentleman - Paperback","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\u003eR. M. Kinder\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA spine-chilling first novel loosely based on the author's real-life relationship with a convicted murderer, \u003ci\u003eAn Absolute Gentleman\u003c\/i\u003e delves, with subtlety and tremendous psychological insight, into a serial killer's mind. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMeet Arthur Bloom: charming guy, small-town English professor, struggling writer, and occasional murderer. In this beautifully articulated debut novel, R. M. Kinder brilliantly channels Arthur's voice to reveal the aberrant thought processes of a surprisingly sympathetic serial killer. Horror arises as it does in real life, in brief hints and disclosures that gradually reveal the complex nature of an all-too-human narrator.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eR. M. Kinder\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of three prizewinning collections of short fiction, including \u003ci\u003eA Near-Perfect Gift\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of the University of Michigan Press Literary Fiction Award, and \u003ci\u003eSweet Angel Band\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of Helicon Nine Editions's Willa Cather Fiction Prize. She has also published two novels, \u003ci\u003eAn Absolute Gentleman\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Universe Playing Strings\u003c\/i\u003e. Her prose has appeared in \u003ci\u003ePassages North\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eOther Voices\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNorth American Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, and elsewhere.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 294\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.78 x 8.2 x 5.58 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 01, 2007\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53403608187187,"sku":"9781582433882","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/06H3AXIWcR9781582433882.webp?v=1779915190","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/an-absolute-gentleman-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}