{"product_id":"boy-almighty-an-autobiographical-novel-paperback","title":"Boy Almighty: An Autobiographical Novel - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eFrederick Manfred\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eFreya Manfred\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrederick Manfred was the author of \u003ci\u003eLord Grizzly\u003c\/i\u003e, finalist for the National Book Award, as well as twenty-six other novels and short story collections, many of which explore nuanced struggles with death and other life challenges which demand toughness and resilience. Although a work of fiction, \u003ci\u003eBoy Almighty\u003c\/i\u003e conveys Manfred's dramatic personal story of contracting tuberculosis as a young man and being cared for at a convalescent home at the Glen Lake Sanatorium in Minnesota. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A remarkable blend of stream-of-consciousness and objective reporting, \u003ci\u003eBoy Almighty\u003c\/i\u003e is the story of a man in the throes of dissolution and disintegration from tuberculosis and of his recovery, reintegration, and rebirth. Eric Frey, sensitive, aware, in love with life, yet beset with frustration and failure, is at first too ill to be placed in a tubercular ward, where his almost certain death would be upsetting to the other patients. Running concurrently with the inner story of Frey's mind is the story of his body's struggle to survive. \u003ci\u003eBoy Almighty\u003c\/i\u003e is a profound and compelling study of a man who desperately wants to live and of his relationships with doctors, nurses, roommates, and a fellow patient who teaches him the meaning of love. \u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrederick Manfred\u003c\/b\u003e (1912-94) is the author of twenty-six novels and short stories, including the Bison Books five-volume series, The Buckskin Man Tales, which includes \u003ci\u003eLord Grizzly\u003c\/i\u003e, finalist for the 1954 National Book Award, \u003ci\u003eConquering Horse\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eScarlet Plume\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eKing of Spades\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eRiders of Judgment\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cb\u003eFreya Manfred\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of the memoir \u003ci\u003eFrederick Manfred: A Daughter Remembers\u003c\/i\u003e and eight books of poetry, including \u003ci\u003eLoon in Late November Water\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 362\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.2 x 8.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 01, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42692503666751,"sku":"9781496227706","price":26.34,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/145f84855f63cb424ea1b03d6572b32c.webp?v=1764995683","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/boy-almighty-an-autobiographical-novel-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}