Walking into the Night

Uncorrected Proof. 8vo. Pp. [iv], 264, [2]. Printed wraps.

Icelandic-American author's third novel. Recipient of the O. Henry Award and the Iceland Literary Award. The story of Christian Benediktsson, butler to William Randolph Hearst at San Simeon in the late 1930s. "Stunning.... Pitch-perfect.... Beautifully rendered.... The novel's effect is the same [as that of] Ishiguro's The Remains of the Day." –Minneapolis Star-Tribune