{"product_id":"descent-of-man-stories-9780140299946","title":"Descent of Man: Stories","description":"\u003cb\u003eSeventeen short stories from the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Tortilla Curtain\u003c\/i\u003e, \"the sort of writer who inspires even poker-faced writers to grin and start dusting off their superlatives\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post Book World\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eDescent of Man \u003c\/i\u003eis loaded with energetic language. . . . Boyle is capable of the sublime.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn seventeen slices of life that defy the expected and launch us into the absurd, T.C. Boyle offers his unique view of the world. A primate-center researcher becomes romantically involved with a chimp; a Norse poet overcomes bard-block; collectors compete to snare the ancient Aztec beer can, Quetzalc?atl Lite; and Lassie abandons Timmy for a randy coyote. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDark humor, delirious fantasy, and surreal satire come together in this collection that brilliantly expresses just what the \"evolution\" of mankind has wrought.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/27\/1990\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780140299946\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.37lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.75h x 5.05w x 0.47d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/24\/1990\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"T. C. Boyle","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44792497406133,"sku":"9780140299946","price":18.7,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_f2c9cd85-6da7-489e-bf2c-910acb70598c.jpg?v=1731426384","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/descent-of-man-stories-9780140299946","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}