The King of Taos

Max Evans, the beloved New Mexican writer of such enduring classics of Western fiction as The Rounders and The Hi-Lo Country, returns to form with The King of Taos.

About the author

Max Evans is the author of over thirty works of fiction and nonfiction. He is the recipient of the Spur, Wrangler, and Owen Wister awards, and he is the subject of the biography Ol' Max Evans: The First Thousand Years and a documentary film of the same title. Evans has made his home in Albuquerque, New Mexico, for over fifty years.

Summary

Set in the late 1950s, this novel tells the stories of sharp-witted Zacharias Chacon, aspiring artist Shaw Spencer, and a circle of characters who drink, fight, love, argue, and-mostly-talk. Readers will enjoy this witty and moving evocation of unforgettable characters as they look for work, love, comfort, dignity, and bottomless oblivion.

Product details

• Authors: Max Evans
• Publisher: University Of New Mexico Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.06.2020
• EAN: 9780826361646
• ISBN: 978-0-8263-6164-6
• No. of pages: 176
• Dimensions: 173 mm x 221 mm x 20 mm
• Weight: 318 g
• Subject: Fiction > Narrative literature