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National Book Foundation > Author > Jakob Guanzon
Jakob Guanzon was born in New York and raised in Minnesota. He holds an MFA from Columbia University School of the Arts and lives in New York City. (Photo credit: Iqra Shahbaz) More about this author >
Evicted from their trailer on New Year’s Eve, Henry and his son, Junior, have been reduced to living out of a pickup truck. Six months later, things are even more desperate. Henry, barely a year out of prison for pushing opioids, is down to his last pocketful of dollars, and little remains between him and the street. But hope is on the horizon: Today is Junior’s birthday, and Henry has a job interview tomorrow. More about this book >