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Prince of the World
  • Published: 15 January 2013
  • ISBN: 9781609804381
  • Imprint: Seven Stories Press
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 256
  • RRP: $32.99

Prince of the World

Stories

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8 Jan 2013
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15 Jan 2013
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This book of short stories by emerging writer Christopher Howard will contribute to his status as a bold new voice in literary fiction.

In Prince of the World’s six stories, Christopher R. Howard reasserts his talent for evoking the gritty and the apocalyptic with poetic grace. "Intelligent People Speaking Reasonably" follows two Iraq vets adrift in the civilian life of the Pacific Northwest. "Space is Kindness" witnesses the unexpected death of Missouri Governor Mel Carnahan from the perspective of a local reporter and a photographer rushing to the crash-site in 2000. "Darkstar" takes place in Dublin and follows a young outcast named Sailor through grimy, pre-Apocalyptic streets as he tries to find the soulmate he hasn't seen since childhood. "Son of Man" tells the story of the Manson family from the perspective of one of its members. "How to Make Millions in the Oil Market" contemplates the absurdity of war from the point of view of a Blackwater contractor first in the chaos of Iraq and later in the relative peace of the US. The epic title story "Prince of the World" follows a mixed-race orphan named Labelle as he wanders north along the Mississippi, ultimately caught in the infamous Starved Rock Massacre in Howard's home-state of Illinois.
  • Published: 15 January 2013
  • ISBN: 9781609804381
  • Imprint: Seven Stories Press
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 256
  • RRP: $32.99
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Praise for Prince of the World

Praise for Tea of Ulaanbaatar:
"Like Robert Bingham's Lighting on the Sun, Tea of Ulaanbaatar is a merciless dissection of lost young American volunteers drifting through a violent and absurd third-world captial, helping no one, especially thrmselves. Christopher Howard's sharp, spare voice delivers a nightmarish geo-noir." --Stewart O'Nan, author of Last Night at the Lobster

"It's youthful idealism gone wild in Howard's striking debut. . . . Tight and witty writing." --Publishers Weekly

"An accomlished novel written with a keen sense of atmosphere and description." --Library Journal

Praise for Tea of Ulaanbaatar:
"Like Robert Bingham's Lighting on the Sun, Tea of Ulaanbaatar is a merciless dissection of lost young American volunteers drifting through a violent and absurd third-world captial, helping no one, especially thrmselves. Christopher Howard's sharp, spare voice delivers a nightmarish geo-noir." --Stewart O'Nan, author of Last Night at the Lobster

"It's youthful idealism gone wild in Howard's striking debut. . . . Tight and witty writing." --Publishers Weekly

"An accomlished novel written with a keen sense of atmosphere and description." --Library Journal