{"product_id":"9781582433844","title":"Famous Writers School: A Novel","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=\"\"\u003eCarter, Steven\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\u003eCounterpoint\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\u003e9\/1\/2006\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=\"\"\u003ePaperback\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\u003cb\u003eA genre-bending romp that is at once reminiscent of Raymond Carver and Carl Hiaasen\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSteven Carter, who has been called \"madly inventive\" (\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e) and \"darkly comic\" (\u003ci\u003eVillage Voice\u003c\/i\u003e), has a genius for letting his characters speak for themselves, and here they do so quite literally. \u003ci\u003eFamous Writers School\u003c\/i\u003e is composed of three aspiring authors' letters and stories sent to a correspondence course by that grandiose name, and the self-serving \"lessons\" that Wendell Newton, their endearingly obtuse instructor, doles out in response.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWendell's oddball collection of students includes Rio, an alluring blues singer on whom he quickly develops a crush; Linda Trane, an unhinged housewife who may be stalking him; and Dan, a truly talented author of hard-boiled detective fiction. As Dan's gritty mystery arrives piece by piece, Wendell gets hooked on the story--and decides to dress it up in his own style in order to pass it off as his creation.","brand":"Counterpoint","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44215966433535,"sku":"9781582433844","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0452\/0886\/2873\/files\/9781582433844_s600x595.jpg?v=1780932198","url":"https:\/\/massivebookshop.com\/de\/products\/9781582433844","provider":"MASSIVE BOOKSHOP","version":"1.0","type":"link"}