{"product_id":"great-expectations-9780593448250","title":"Great Expectations","description":"\u003cb\u003eNATIONAL BESTSELLER - A historic presidential campaign changes the trajectory of a young Black man's life in this \"coming of age story that captures the soul of America\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e), the debut novel from \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e staff writer and Pulitzer Prize finalist Vinson Cunningham.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eFINALIST FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD\/JOHN LEONARD PRIZE FOR BEST FIRST BOOK\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"One of the smartest and most involving political novels I've read in ages.\"\u003ci\u003e--The Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eONE OF \u003ci\u003eSLATE\u003c\/i\u003e'S TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR - A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review, The Washington Post, \u003c\/i\u003eNPR, \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times, The Boston Globe, Town \u0026amp; Country, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, Electric Lit, Current, \u003c\/i\u003eWBEZ\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eI'd seen the Senator speak a few times before my life got caught up, however distantly, with his, but the first time I can remember paying real attention was when he delivered the speech announcing his run for the Presidency.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen David first hears the Senator from Illinois speak, he feels deep ambivalence. Intrigued by the Senator's idealistic rhetoric, David also wonders how he'll balance the fervent belief and inevitable compromises it will take to become the United States' first Black president. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eGreat Expectations\u003c\/i\u003e is about David's eighteen months working for the Senator's presidential campaign. Along the way David meets a myriad of people who raise a set of questions--questions of history, art, race, religion, and fatherhood--that force David to look at his own life anew and come to terms with his identity as a young Black man and father in America. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMeditating on politics and politicians, religion and preachers, fathers and family, \u003ci\u003eGreat Expectations \u003c\/i\u003eis both an emotionally resonant coming-of-age story and a rich novel of ideas, marking the arrival of a major new writer.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Vinson Cunningham\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Random House Publishing Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/04\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.10w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780593448250\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eVinson Cunningham\u003c\/b\u003e is a staff writer and critic at \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker \u003c\/i\u003eand a Pulitzer Prize Finalist. He co-hosts the podcast \"Critics at Large\" and his writing has appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Fader\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eVulture\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Awl, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMcSweeney's\u003c\/i\u003e. A former staffer on Barack Obama's first presidential campaign and in his White House, Cunningham has taught at Sarah Lawrence College, the Yale School of Art, and Columbia University's School of the Arts. He lives in New York City.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Vinson Cunningham \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":47283540492445,"sku":"9780593448250","price":29.14,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_786937f1-041e-4c7e-a829-ea00faf05576.jpg?v=1759967297","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/great-expectations-9780593448250","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}