{"product_id":"ingram-9781637747902","title":"Ingram","description":"\u003cb\u003eA suspenseful, often harrowing yet hopeful odyssey through rural America follows a young drifter's coming of age in an indifferent world, in this debut novel by comedian Louis C.K.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen Ingram is forced by overwhelming poverty and spiritual exhaustion to walk away from his home, he leaves behind a neglectful childhood on a dirt farm on a dead-end road. With no family, no resources, and no practical understanding of the world, Ingram's only compass is the daily fight to survive and the narrow dream of one day owning a truck. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA picaresque novel set against the backdrop of working-class Texas, \u003ci\u003eIngram \u003c\/i\u003einvites readers to see the world through the eyes of a child who drifts through a tough American landscape of corn farms and oil fields, guided by diner waitresses, migrant workers, and criminals, trying to make sense of a world that doesn't care about him anymore than a jungle or desert does for the creatures that toil to survive within them. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe reality Ingram discovers is wild and cruel, but filled with unexpected wonders. Though this young boy faces tornadoes, explosions, thieves, and rampant violence, his curiosity, humor, and resilience never dull. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs he begins to push against the tide of social and natural bad luck that seems to almost chase him, Ingram begins to forge himself into an individual with agency and the ability and right to choose his own moves, even if he's not always prepared for the consequences. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThrough Ingram's journey, he begins to come to terms with a forgotten tragedy from his past that shapes the way he understands himself, his family, and his own place in the world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Benbella Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/11\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781637747902\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.23lbs","brand":"Louis C. K.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51730248138933,"sku":"9781637747902","price":23.76,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_6990f1b0-bdf0-44b6-af8c-59e3b1856bbc.jpg?v=1758004672","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/ingram-9781637747902","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}