Book
How to find your way in the dark / Derek B. Miller.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780358269601 (hardcover)
- Physical Description: 355 pages ; 24 cm
- Publisher: Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2021.
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| Subject: | Parents > Death > Fiction. Murder > Fiction. Revenge > Fiction. Jews > United States > Fiction. Stand-up comedy > Fiction. World War, 1939-1945 > United States > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Bildungsromans. Historical fiction. |
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lakeshore Branch | FIC Mille | 31681010244333 | FICTION | Available | - |
- Baker & Taylor
After losing both his parents in a short period of time in 1938, Sheldon Horowitz moves in with his Uncle Nateâs family where he contends with his cousins, World War II, mafia hitmen and Catskills comedians. 30,000 first printing. - HARPERCOLL
FINALIST FOR THE NATIONAL JEWISH BOOK AWARD
WINNER OF THE JEWISH FICTION AWARD FROM THE ASSOCIATION OF JEWISH LIBRARIES
"[Millerâs] character portraits are indelible, often heartbreaking. At times this novel moved me to tears, the highest possible compliment.â
âNew York Times Book Review
With the wit and scope of Michael Chabonâs The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay, Derek B. Miller tackles his most ambitious epic yet. At its heart is the return of Sheldon Horowitz, the protagonist from Millerâs award-winning first novel, Norwegian by Night, who was lauded by Pulitzer Prizeâwinning author Richard Russo as âone of the most memorable characters . . . that Iâve encountered in years.â
MEET SHELDON IN THE MORNING OF HIS LIFE
Twelve-year old Sheldon Horowitz is still recovering from the tragic loss of his mother only a year ago when a suspicious traffic accident steals the life of his father near their home in rural Massachusetts. It is 1938, and Sheldon, who was in the truck, emerges from the crash an orphan hell-bent on revenge. He takes that fire with him to Hartford, where he embarks on a new life under the roof of his buttoned-up Uncle Nate. Sheldon, his teenage cousins Abe and Mirabelle, and his best friend, Lenny, will contend with tradition and orthodoxy, appeasement and patriotism, mafia hitmen and angry accordion players, all while World War II takes center stage alongside a hurricane in New England and comedians in the Catskills. With his eye always on vengeance for his fatherâs murder, Sheldon stakes out his place in a world he now understands is comprised largely of crimes: right and wrong, big and small.
âFor meâas Iâm certain it will be for every reader of the wonderful Norwegian By NightâDerek B. Millerâs new novel is a genuine literary event (Sheldon Horowitz is back!). Miller has long deserved to be a household name. How to Find Your Way in the Dark should finally make him one."
âRichard Russo, author of Empire Falls and Chances Are...
- Houghton"[Miller’s] character portraits are indelible, often heartbreaking. At times this novel moved me to tears, the highest possible compliment.”
—New York Times Book Review
With the wit and scope of Michael Chabon’s The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay, Derek B. Miller tackles his most ambitious epic yet. At its heart is the return of Sheldon Horowitz, the protagonist from Miller’s award-winning first novel, Norwegian by Night, who was lauded by Pulitzer Prize–winning author Richard Russo as “one of the most memorable characters . . . that I’ve encountered in years.”
MEET SHELDON IN THE MORNING OF HIS LIFE
Twelve-year old Sheldon Horowitz is still recovering from the tragic loss of his mother only a year ago when a suspicious traffic accident steals the life of his father near their home in rural Massachusetts. It is 1938, and Sheldon, who was in the truck, emerges from the crash an orphan hell-bent on revenge. He takes that fire with him to Hartford, where he embarks on a new life under the roof of his buttoned-up Uncle Nate. Sheldon, his teenage cousins Abe and Mirabelle, and his best friend, Lenny, will contend with tradition and orthodoxy, appeasement and patriotism, mafia hitmen and angry accordion players, all while World War II takes center stage alongside a hurricane in New England and comedians in the Catskills. With his eye always on vengeance for his father’s murder, Sheldon stakes out his place in a world he now understands is comprised largely of crimes: right and wrong, big and small.
“For me—as I’m certain it will be for every reader of the wonderful Norwegian By Night—Derek B. Miller’s new novel is a genuine literary event (Sheldon Horowitz is back!). Miller has long deserved to be a household name. How to Find Your Way in the Dark should finally make him one."
—Richard Russo, author of Empire Falls and Chances Are... - HoughtonA coming-of-age story set during the rising tide of World War II, How to Find Your Way in the Dark follows Sheldon Horowitz from his humble start in a cabin in rural Massachusetts, through the trauma of his father’s murder and the murky experience of assimilation in Hartford, Connecticut, to the birth of stand-up comedy in the Catskills—all while he and his friends are beset by anti-Semitic neighbors, employers, and criminals.
