{"product_id":"9780812979213","title":"Wonder Boys: 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=\"\"\u003eChabon, Michael\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\u003eRandom House Trade Paperbacks\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\/29\/2008\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\u003eA modern classic, now in a welcome new edition, \u003ci\u003eWonder Boys\u003c\/i\u003e firmly established Michael  Chabon as a force to be reckoned with in American fiction. At once a deft parody  of the American fame factory and a piercing portrait of young and old desire, this  novel introduces two unforgettable characters: Grady Tripp, a former publishing prodigy  now lost in a fog of pot and passion and stalled in the midst of his endless second  book, and Grady’s student, James Leer, a budding writer obsessed with Hollywood self-destruction  and struggling with his own searching heart. All those who love Michael Chabon’s  \u003ci\u003eThe Yiddish Policemen’s Union\u003c\/i\u003e and his Pulitzer Prize-winning \u003ci\u003eThe Amazing Adventures  of Kavalier and Clay\u003c\/i\u003e will find the same elegant imagination, bold humor, and undeniable  warmth at work in \u003ci\u003eWonder Boys\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “[A] wise, wildly funny story . . . Chabon is a flat-out  wonderful writer– evocative and inventive, pointed and poignant.”\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e–Chicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “Whether making us laugh or making us feel the breathtaking impermanence of things,  Michael Chabon keeps us wide awake and reading.”\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e–All Things Considered\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “Beguiling  and wickedly smart . . . There is first-rate satirical farce in Chabon’s novel but  essentially it is something rarer: satirical comedy.”\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e–Los Angeles Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Random House Trade Paperbacks","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43383120527615,"sku":"9780812979213","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0452\/0886\/2873\/files\/9780812979213_s600x595.jpg?v=1777307011","url":"https:\/\/massivebookshop.com\/products\/9780812979213","provider":"MASSIVE BOOKSHOP","version":"1.0","type":"link"}