{"product_id":"the-palms-9780393310962","title":"The Palms","description":"As both a poet and novelist, Charlie Smith has been hailed as one of the most original voices on the literary scene today. The \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e calls him \"prodigiously talented\" and Madison Smartt Bell describes him as \"not only a spectacular stylist but also a visionary.\" He is the author of four novels, a book of novellas, and two previous volumes of poetry, \u003cem\u003eRed Roads\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eIndistinguishable from the Darkness\u003c\/em\u003e. In images both stark and voluptuous, Charlie Smith writes in \u003cem\u003eThe Palms\u003c\/em\u003e of a world that is sometimes brutal, violent, and chaotic. His mythmaking imagination, Stanley Kunitz says, is \"the art of the born storyteller...in love with language and places, heart's mysteries, and the invitation of roads.\" He follows where the imagination leads, whether it be driving a rental car east on Sunset Boulevard or \"stepping into Nebraska \/ as one would step onto a white ferry.\" In his willingness to stand looking until he sees, he draws us into the urgency and glory of American life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e W. W. Norton \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/17\/1994\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780393310962\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 84\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.54w x 0.33d","brand":"Charlie Smith","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51299054420149,"sku":"9780393310962","price":14.44,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_e00f5c5b-ae14-4672-8c09-4b362197d771.jpg?v=1751985129","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-palms-9780393310962","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}