{"product_id":"tinkers-10th-anniversary-edition-paperback","title":"Tinkers: 10th Anniversary Edition - 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\u003ePaul Harding\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMarilynne Robinson\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eSpecial edition of Paul Harding's Pulitzer Prize-winning debut novel--featuring a new foreword by Marilynne Robinson and book club extras inside\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this deluxe tenth anniversary edition, Marilynne Robinson introduces the beautiful novel \u003ci\u003eTinkers\u003c\/i\u003e, which begins with an old man who lies dying. As time collapses into memory, he travels deep into his past, where he is reunited with his father and relives the wonder and pain of his impoverished New England youth. At once heartbreaking and life affirming, \u003ci\u003eTinkers\u003c\/i\u003e is an elegiac meditation on love, loss, and the fierce beauty of nature.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe story behind this \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling debut novel--the first independently published Pulitzer Prize winner since \u003ci\u003eA Confederacy of Dunces\u003c\/i\u003e received the award nearly thirty years before--is as extraordinary as the elegant prose within it. Inspired by his family's history, Paul Harding began writing \u003ci\u003eTinkers\u003c\/i\u003e when his rock band broke up. Following numerous rejections from large publishers, Harding was about to shelve the manuscript when Bellevue Literary Press offered a contract. After being accepted by BLP, but before it was even published, the novel developed a following among independent booksellers from coast to coast. Readers and critics soon fell in love, and it went on to receive the Pulitzer Prize, prompting the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e to declare the novel's remarkable success \"the most dramatic literary Cinderella story of recent memory.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThat story is still being written as readers across the country continue to discover this modern classic, which has now sold over half a million copies, proving once again that great literature has a thriving and passionate audience.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePaul Harding\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of two novels about multiple generations of a New England family: \u003ci\u003eEnon\u003c\/i\u003e and the Pulitzer Prize-winning \u003ci\u003eTinkers\u003c\/i\u003e. He teaches at Stony Brook Southampton.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePaul Harding\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of two novels about multiple generations of a New England family: \u003ci\u003eEnon\u003c\/i\u003e and the Pulitzer Prize-winning \u003ci\u003eTinkers\u003c\/i\u003e. He teaches at Stony Brook Southampton.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMarilynne Robinson\u003c\/b\u003e is a Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist and essayist. Her recent books are \u003ci\u003eLila: A Novel\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWhat Are We Doing Here?: Essays\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives in Iowa City and is professor emerita at the Iowa Writers' Workshop.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 208\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 7.1 x 4.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 01, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52719020769613,"sku":"9781942658603","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0927\/3304\/7117\/files\/L3djRW1qQ01ubXFyY2FRajBJS0FFZz09.webp?v=1762451510","url":"https:\/\/belfastbooks.us\/products\/tinkers-10th-anniversary-edition-paperback","provider":"belfastbooks.us","version":"1.0","type":"link"}