{"product_id":"9781550227680","title":"Brother Dumb","description":"\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor\/Contributor(s):\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eGilbert, Sky\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ea misFit book\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e4\/15\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eHardcover\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eNEW\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003ci\u003eBrother Dumb\u003c\/i\u003e is the memoir of a reclusive American literary icon. \u003ci\u003eBrother Dumb\u003c\/i\u003e is a how-to manual for meaningful critical engagement with the real world. \u003ci\u003eBrother Dumb\u003c\/i\u003e is a celebration of innocence, youth, and altruism. \u003ci\u003eBrother Dumb\u003c\/i\u003e is a true story of self-imposed exile. . . .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBrother Dumb\u003c\/i\u003e is also a work of fiction.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBrother Dumb\u003c\/i\u003e begins in the mid-40s, but spans decades, delving deep into the five tortured relationships that have shaped one writer’s psycho-sexual history — but it also details his bitter literary decline and withdrawal from public life. Brother Dumb is a misanthrope. His withdrawal from the world is as famous, or infamous, as his writing — something that he takes great pains to explain is not a desperate cry for attention.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAttention is the last thing Brother Dumb wants.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSo why publish this memoir? Why expose himself to a world of stupid, lecherous, greedy, evil, and calculating people?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBecause he can’t not write. And because, somewhere out there, a kindred soul might actually be reading. . . .","brand":"a misFit book","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46511192539391,"sku":"9781550227680","price":26.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0452\/0886\/2873\/files\/Jacket_1907ff3e-b145-47f4-828f-ce52a71fbb7d.jpg?v=1767714405","url":"https:\/\/massivebookshop.com\/de\/products\/9781550227680","provider":"MASSIVE BOOKSHOP","version":"1.0","type":"link"}