Last Night at the Lobster, Stewart ONan
Last Night at the Lobster, Stewart ONan
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Last Night at the Lobster

Author: Stewart O’Nan

Narrator: Jonathan Davis

Unabridged: 3 hr 50 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 11/05/2007

Categories: Fiction, Psychological

Synopsis

A frank and funny yet emotionally resonant tale set within a vivid work day world, soon to be the basis of a major motion picturePerched in the far corner of a run-down New England mall, the Red Lobster restaurant hasn’t been making its numbers, and headquarters has pulled the plug. But manager Manny DeLeon still needs to navigate a tricky last shift—just four days before Christmas and in the midst of a fierce blizzard—with a nearly mutinous staff and the final onslaught of hungry retirees, lunatics, and holiday office parties. All the while, he is wondering how to handle the waitress he’s still in love with, his pregnant girlfriend, and where to find the present that will make everything better. Stewart O’Nan has been called “the bard of the working class,” and Last Night at the Lobster is a poignant yet redemptive look at what a man does when he discovers that his best might not be good enough.

About Stewart O’Nan

Stewart O’Nan’s award-winning fiction includes Snow Angels, A Prayer for the Dying, Last Night at the Lobster, and Emily, Alone. His most recent novel, The Odds, was hailed by The Boston Globe as “a gorgeous fable, a stunning meditation and a hope-filled Valentine.” Granta named him one of America’s Best Young Novelists. He was born and raised and lives in Pittsburgh. 

About Jonathan Davis

Jonathan Davis is best known as the lead vocalist and frontman of the nu-metal band Korn. He has also released the well-received solo album Black Labyrinthand collaborated with soundtrack composer Richard Gibbs and horror legend Clive Barker on the movie Queen of the Damned. Davis continues to tour both with Korn and on his own. He lives in Southern California.

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“O’Nan crafts a perfectly observed slice of working-class life.” Entertainment Weekly

“A delightful heartbreaker of a novel…Exquisite.” USA Today

“A masterful portrait.” Washington Post Book World

“O’Nan’s empathy for his characters is one of his great gifts as a novelist, and it is an impressive achievement that Manny’s misplaced affection for Red Lobster is not risible, but tragic…O’Nan is also a bitter realist.” New York Times

“Touching…Small but not slight, the novel is a concise, poignant portrait of a man on the verge of losing himself.” Publishers Weekly

“Demonstrates once again why the author is known as the ‘bard of the working class’…This slice-of-life novel is funny, poignant, and exquisitely rendered.” Library Journal

“A rueful mood piece from prolific, eclectic O’Nan about the closing of a chain restaurant…Very low-key, but haunting and quietly provocative.” Kirkus Reviews

“A deeply moving novel about how we work, how we live, and how we get to the next day with our spirits intact. If there was ever a book that embodies what’s best in us, it’s Stewart O’Nan’s Last Night at the Lobster.” Stephen King, #1 New York Times bestselling author

Awards

  • Los Angeles Times Book Prize
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