{"product_id":"angel-down","title":"Angel Down","description":"\u003csection aria-labelledby=\"book-overview\"\u003e\u003ch2 id=\"book-overview\"\u003eAbout \u003cem\u003eAngel Down\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDaniel Kraus sends five American soldiers into the wreckage of the First World War, where an encounter with a fallen angel turns a battlefield mission into a test of what they are prepared to do for one another.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePrivate Cyril Bagger relies on cunning to stay alive. An apparent miracle offers his group a new possibility, but their competing desires place cooperation under strain. The supernatural premise makes room for questions about mercy, belief, and responsibility amid organized violence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe book brings literary war fiction into contact with supernatural horror. Readers can examine how a promise of rescue changes the soldiers’ relationships: what they hope for, what they fear losing, and what they believe they are entitled to claim. The encounter offers a discussion of how people act when an extraordinary possibility arrives inside an already extraordinary situation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eBook Details\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Daniel Kraus\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEdition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Atria Books hardcover, July 29, 2025; 304 pages\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9781668068458\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhy Read This Book\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe novel is written as one continuous sentence and won the 2026 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. Its form offers a useful discussion of how narrative rhythm shapes a reader’s experience of fear and uncertainty.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/section\u003e\u003c!-- Context: Angel Down; Daniel Kraus; World War I; France; war fiction; supernatural literary fiction; 2026 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction; Elliot Ackerman Book Club. --\u003e","brand":"Daniel Kraus","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47669779300514,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0717\/9200\/1186\/files\/Angel-Down-Pulitzer.jpg?v=1789607994","url":"https:\/\/elliotackerman.net\/products\/angel-down","provider":"Elliot Ackerman","version":"1.0","type":"link"}