{"product_id":"sway-paperback-1","title":"Sway - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eZachary Lazar\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThree dramatic and emblematic stories intertwine in Zachary Lazar's extraordinary novel, Sway -- the early days of the Rolling Stones, including the romantic triangle of Brian Jones, Anita Pallenberg, and Keith Richards; the life of avant-garde filmmaker Kenneth Anger; and the community of Charles Manson and his followers. Lazar illuminates an hour in American history when rapture found its roots in idolatrous figures and led to unprovoked and inexplicable violence. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Connecting all the stories in this novel is Bobby Beausoleil, a beautiful California boy who appeared in an Anger film and eventually joined the Manson \"family.\" With great artistry, Lazar weaves scenes from these real lives together into a true but heightened reality, making superstars human, giving demons reality, and restoring mythic events to the scale of daily life.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eZachary Lazar\u003c\/b\u003e's previous novel, \u003ci\u003eSway\u003c\/i\u003e (Little, Brown), was chosen as a Best Book of 2008 by the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e, and his memoir, \u003ci\u003eEvening's Empire: The Story of My Father's Murder\u003c\/i\u003e (Little, Brown), was named a Best Book of 2009 in the \u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e. Lazar is the recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship, and the Hodder Fellowship at Princeton University. He lives in New Orleans, where he is on the creative writing faculty at Tulane University.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 15, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e Discover Great New Writers (2008)\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42694752469055,"sku":"9780316113113","price":26.39,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/192bdfe061fe047862dc450af51ac480.webp?v=1765001998","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/sway-paperback-1","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}