Last Night at the Lobster

Name: Last Night at the Lobster
Author: Stewart O’Nan
ISBN: 9781440619878

Stewart O’Nan

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Stewart O’Nan

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#2874 of 8,085 books · #1332 in Fiction

Shortlisted for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Fiction (2007).

Last Night at the Lobster was named a Best Book of the Year by The Washington Post, the San Francisco Chronicle, and Entertainment Weekly and was a Finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize. A frank and funny yet emotionally resonant tale set within a vivid work day world, Perched in the far corner of a run-down New England mall, the Red Lobster 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 near-mutinous staff and the final onslaught of hungry retirees, lunatics, and holiday office parties. All the while, he's 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. 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.

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