John McManus

• Jun-2000
• / General Fiction
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Winner of the Whiting Writers' AwardIn a voice somewhere between Cormac McCarthy and Kurt Cobain, John McManus explores young people living in extreme situations. Some are in the Tennessee Smoky Mountains, some in the Pacific Northwest, a few are in ...

• Mar-2003
• / General Fiction
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Two years ago--at twenty-two--John McManus captivated writers and critics with his first story collection and became the youngest recipient of the Whiting Writers Award. Now McManus returns with a collection of stories equally piercing and visionary:...

• Jun-2005
• / General Fiction
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From Whiting Award-winning writer John McManus comes a debut novel of startling originality and mystery.The son of an unknown father and an ostracized mother, and the next of kin in a long line of bastard relatives, nine-year-old Loren Garland lives ...

• Jul-2005
• / General Fiction
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This dramatic tale is of one boy, Steven Montague, who manages to discover his own desires for absolute political power. The son of a billionaire mastermind, Steven struggles to hold on to his destiny as his father manages to overthrow the American g...

• Nov-2015
• / Literary
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"

A phenomenal talent blazing up suddenly on the horizon. . . . precise, brilliant language that evokes without ever having to explain. . . . His transcendent vision gives us devastating glimpses.""-Elle

""John McManus writes visceral prose t...