{"product_id":"this-wide-terraqueous-world-9781566896672","title":"This Wide Terraqueous World","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHaunting essays from acclaimed author Laird Hunt balance intimate remembrance with an examination of the writing life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this new collection of nonfiction from the celebrated author of \u003cem\u003eZorrie, \u003c\/em\u003e Laird Hunt uses fiction as an inspiration, a tool, even an obsession, employing its methods to get to the heart of experience. The \"sizzling\" work of Jane Bowles colors his wanderings through Palermo, while a London museum trip provokes a consideration of taxidermy's storytelling potential and fairytales blend with echoes of W. G. Sebald, Willa Cather, and László Krasznahorkai. From intrigue at the United Nations to a broken-down car in Nebraska, from the history of denim to the dangerous games of childhood, \u003cem\u003eThis Wide Terraqueous World\u003c\/em\u003e leads readers down the winding paths of memory as Hunt examines his subjects in razor-sharp prose both eerily spare and richly evocative.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Coffee House Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/21\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781566896672\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2022\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Laird Hunt","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42607890694325,"sku":"9781566896672","price":14.41,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_c450180c-029c-4bda-b11b-b093762cba24.jpg?v=1674573774","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/this-wide-terraqueous-world-9781566896672","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}