{"product_id":"the-laughing-monsters-9781250074911","title":"The Laughing Monsters","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA post-9\/11 literary spy thriller from the National Book Award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eTree of Smoke\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAdriko is an African who styles himself a soldier of fortune and who claims to have served, at various times, the Ghanaian army, the Kuwaiti Emiri Guard, and the American Green Berets. He's probably broke now, but he remains, at thirty-six, as stirred by his own doubtful schemes as he was a decade ago. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAlthough Nair believes some kind of money-making plan lies at the back of it all, Adriko's stated reason for inviting his friend to Freetown is for Nair to meet Adriko's fiancée, a college girl named Davidia from Colorado. Together the three set out to visit Adriko's clan in the Uganda-Congo borderland-but each of these travelers is keeping secrets from the others. Their journey through a land abandoned by the future leads Adriko, Nair, and Davidia to meet themselves not in a new light, but rather in a new darkness. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA high-suspense tale of kaleidoscoping loyalties in the post-9\/11 world, Denis Johnson's \u003ci\u003eThe Laughing Monsters\u003c\/i\u003e shows one of our great novelists at the top of his game.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Picador USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/13\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781250074911\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.50w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/06\/2015 pg. 84\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Denis Johnson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44273727668405,"sku":"9781250074911","price":15.29,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_64522bc9-4f1f-4f6f-9d16-806fbbbb4229.jpg?v=1718082227","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-laughing-monsters-9781250074911","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}