{"product_id":"the-reason-for-the-darkness-of-the-night-9781250849403","title":"The Reason for the Darkness of the Night","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFinalist for the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times \u003c\/i\u003eBook Prize  Finalist for the 2022 Edgar Award\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the 2021 Quinn Award\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn innovative biography of Edgar Allan Poehighlighting his fascination and feuds with science.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDecade after decade, Edgar Allan Poe remains one of the most popular American writers. He is beloved around the world for his pioneering detective fiction, tales of horror, and haunting, atmospheric verse. But what if there was another side to the man who wrote The Raven and The Fall of the House of Usher?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Reason for the Darkness of the Night\u003c\/i\u003e, John Tresch offers a bold new biography of a writer whose short, tortured life continues to fascinate. Shining a spotlight on an era when the lines separating entertainment, speculation, and scientific inquiry were blurred, Tresch reveals Poe's obsession with science and lifelong ambition to advance and question human knowledge. Even as he composed dazzling works of fiction, he rema\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"St Martin's Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48738449785175,"sku":"9781250849403","price":15.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781250849403.jpg?v=1723812064","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-reason-for-the-darkness-of-the-night-9781250849403","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}