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The King of Taos: A Novel
By (author) Max Evans
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Winner of the 2021 Western Heritage Award for Outstanding Western Novel Max Evans' wit and humanity sparkle in the guise of a humorous cast of characters set in the underworld of Taos, New Mexico, in the 1950s. The underground world of con men, winos, prostitutes, laborers, and artists has been an abundant source of material for great writers from Dickens to Bukowski. The underground world of Taos, New Mexico, is no different. In the late 1950s this mountain town was higher, brighter, poorer, and farther removed than London, Paris, or Los Angeles, but it was every bit as rich for the explorations of a young writer. Max Evans, the beloved New Mexican writer of such enduring classics of Western fiction as The Rounders and The Hi-Lo Country, returns to form with The King of Taos. Set in the late 1950s, the novel tells the stories of sharp-witted Zacharias Chacon, aspiring artist Shaw Spencer, and a circle of characters who drink, fight, love, argue, and—mostly—talk. Readers will enjoy this witty and moving evocation of unforgettable characters as they look for work, love, comfort, dignity, and bottomless oblivion.
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Publisher | University of New Mexico Press
Published date | 31 Mar 2026
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Format | Paperback / softback
Pages | 176
Dimensions | 216 x 140 x 18mm (L x W x H)
Weight | 144g
ISBN | 978-0-8263-6952-9
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BISAC | fiction / literary
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