First published 2005
Battered by years of struggle, a poet emerges into the world, determined to savor every moment. He finds solace in simple pleasures - a cigar, a chair, the night's silence. Wryly observing his hard-won second chance, he grapples with the ghosts of past battles, each puff of smoke a fleeting, exquisite joy distilled from a lifetime of experience.
Genres: american-fiction, 20th-century, adult-fiction, 21st-century
Vibes: atmospheric, emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: character-driven, gritty
Period: 20th-century, 21st-century
279 pages · Hardcover · Ecco