{"product_id":"wonder-boys-9780812979213","title":"Wonder Boys","description":"A modern classic, now in a welcome new edition, \u003ci\u003eWonder Boys\u003c\/i\u003e firmly established Michael Chabon as a force to be reckoned with in American fiction. At once a deft parody of the American fame factory and a piercing portrait of young and old desire, this novel introduces two unforgettable characters: Grady Tripp, a former publishing prodigy now lost in a fog of pot and passion and stalled in the midst of his endless second book, and Grady's student, James Leer, a budding writer obsessed with Hollywood self-destruction and struggling with his own searching heart. All those who love Michael Chabon's \u003ci\u003eThe Yiddish Policemen's Union\u003c\/i\u003e and his Pulitzer Prize-winning \u003ci\u003eThe Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay\u003c\/i\u003e will find the same elegant imagination, bold humor, and undeniable warmth at work in \u003ci\u003eWonder Boys\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\" A] wise, wildly funny story . . . Chabon is a flat-out wonderful writer- evocative and inventive, pointed and poignant.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e-Chicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Whether making us laugh or making us feel the breathtaking impermanence of things, Michael Chabon keeps us wide awake and reading.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e-All Things Considered\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Beguiling and wickedly smart . . . There is first-rate satirical farce in Chabon's novel but essentially it is something rarer: satirical comedy.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e-Los Angeles Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Random House Trade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/29\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780812979213\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.63lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.02h x 5.22w x 0.86d","brand":"Michael Chabon","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36644442177692,"sku":"9780812979213","price":15.3,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_87bcb95a-55a0-4987-b962-c10f7abb4140.jpg?v=1603858643","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/wonder-boys-9780812979213","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}