{"product_id":"killings-paperback","title":"Killings - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCalvin Trillin\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrue stories of sudden death in the classic collection by a master of American journalism\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Reporters love murders,\" Calvin Trillin writes in the introduction to \u003ci\u003eKillings. \u003c\/i\u003e\"In a pinch, what the lawyers call 'wrongful death' will do, particularly if it's sudden.\" \u003ci\u003eKillings, \u003c\/i\u003e first published in 1984 and expanded for this edition, shows Trillin to be such a reporter, drawn time after time to tales of sudden death. But Trillin is attracted less by violence or police procedure than by the way the fabric of people's lives is suddenly exposed when someone comes to an untimely end. As Trillin says, \u003ci\u003eKillings \u003c\/i\u003eis \"more about how Americans live than about how some of them die.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e These stories, which originally appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e between 1969 and 2010, are vivid portraits of lives cut short. An upstanding farmer in Iowa finds himself drastically changed by a woman he meets in a cocktail lounge. An eccentric old man in Eastern Kentucky is enraged by the presence of a documentary filmmaker. Two women move to a bucolic Virginia county to find peace, only to end up at war over a shared road. Mexican American families in California hand down a feud from generation to generation. A high-living criminal-defense lawyer in Miami acquires any number of enemies capable of killing him. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Stark and compassionate, deeply observed and beautifully written, \u003ci\u003eKillings\u003c\/i\u003e is \"that rarity, reportage as art\" (William Geist, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e). \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eKillings\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Riveting tales of murder and mayhem. . . .  Calvin] Trillin is a superb writer, with a magical ability to turn even the most mundane detail into spellbinding wonder. Armed with this wealth of material, he utterly shines. Every piece here is a gem.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe Seattle Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"What Mr. Trillin does so well, what makes \u003ci\u003eKillings\u003c\/i\u003e literature, is the way he pictures the lives that were interrupted by the murders. Even the most ordinary life makes a terrible noise . . . when it's broken off.\"\u003cb\u003e--Anatole Broyard, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Fascinating, troubling . . . In each of these stories is the basis of a Dostoevskian novel.\"\u003cb\u003e--Edward Abbey\u003ci\u003e, Chicago Sun-Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"The stories . . . are unforgettable. They leave us, finally, with the awareness of the unknowable opacity of the human heart.\"\u003cb\u003e--Bruce Colman\u003ci\u003e, San Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\" Trillin] writes brilliantly. . . . These stories still hold up, as classics.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe Buffalo News\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"In his artful ability to conjure up a whole life and a whole world, Trillin comes as close to achieving the power of a Chekhov short story as can anyone whose material is so implacably tied to fact.\"\u003cb\u003e--Frederick Iseman\u003ci\u003e, Harper's Bazaar \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"I have a book for you true-crime addicts if you're caught up on the podcast \u003ci\u003eSerial, \u003c\/i\u003e the cascade on TV of \u003ci\u003e48 Hours\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eDateline NBC \u003c\/i\u003eepisodes. . . . It's time to pick up Calvin Trillin's \u003ci\u003eKillings\u003c\/i\u003e.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\"Well-crafted and thoughtfully composed, lacking judgment and admonishment, these are a true piece of quality journalism, which clearly continues to captivate audiences.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\"With telling detail and shrewd insights,  Calvin Trillin] masterfully evokes the places and personalities that hatched these grim episodes.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCalvin Trillin\u003c\/b\u003e has been a staff writer at \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e since 1963. His nonfiction includes \u003ci\u003eJackson, 1964; About Alice;\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eRemembering Denny\u003c\/i\u003e. His humor writing includes books of political verse, comic novels, books on eating, and, most recently, a children's poetry collection illustrated by Roz Chast, \u003ci\u003eNo Fair! No Fair!\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.1 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 06, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47453745316018,"sku":"9780399591891","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/659afdd2787b966da067a3581e315920.webp?v=1778837017","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/killings-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}