{"product_id":"panama-9780679752912","title":"Panama","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePanama \u003c\/i\u003eis the harrowing and hilarious story of a washed-up rock star with kamikaze passion in Key West--and is widely considered to be the most autobiographical novel of one of our most important Americal writers, the author of \u003ci\u003eNinety-two in the Shade \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eCloudbursts\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Chester Pomeroy is a one-time rock star turned casualty of illicit substances. In the hands of Thomas McGuane, Chester's story is a high-wire act of extravagant emotion and steel-nerved prose. As he haunts Key West, pestering family, threatening a potential in-law with a .38, and attempting to crucify himself on his ex's door out of sheer lovesickness, Chester emerges as the pure archetype of the McGuane hero.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Vintage\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/30\/1995\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780679752912\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.03h x 5.23w x 0.56d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/1995 pg. 213\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMen's Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2010 pg. 125\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Thomas McGuane","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42916964597941,"sku":"9780679752912","price":14.45,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_3e88d574-4876-4c87-900e-eadc41335e89.jpg?v=1687274533","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/panama-9780679752912","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}