In a collection of eight humorous and insightful stories, the author of The 25th Hour provides a journey inside the world of the American urban male, introducing such rich characters as a faded football star, soldiers in a Russian winter, a punk rocker, and others on the edge of discovery, loss, pleasure, friendship, and change in their lives. 20,000 first printing.
David Benioff was born and raised in New York City. He adapted his first novel, The 25th Hour, into the feature film directed by Spike Lee. With many other screenplays to his credit, he is also the writer of the films, "Brothers" and "X-Men Origins: Wolverine". Stories from his critically acclaimed collection When the Nines Roll Over appeared in Best New American Voices and The Best Nonrequired American Reading. His latest novel is City of Thieves. He lives in Los Angeles with his wife and daughter where he is a co-creator and writer for the HBO hit series "Game of Thrones."