{"product_id":"accordion-crimes-9780684831541","title":"Accordion Crimes","description":"\u003cb\u003ePulitzer Prize-winning author Annie Proulx brings the immigrant experience to life in this stunning novel that traces the ownership of a simple green accordion.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eE. Annie Proulx's \u003ci\u003eAccordion Crimes\u003c\/i\u003e is a masterpiece of storytelling that spans a century and a continent. Proulx brings the immigrant experience in America to life through the eyes of the descendants of Mexicans, Poles, Africans, Irish-Scots, Franco-Canadians and many others, all linked by their successive ownership of a simple green accordion. The music they make is their last link with the past--voice for their fantasies, sorrows and exuberance. Proulx's prodigious knowledge, unforgettable characters and radiant language make \u003ci\u003eAccordion Crimes\u003c\/i\u003e a stunning novel, exhilarating in its scope and originality.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnnie Proulx is the author of nine books, including the novels \u003ci\u003eThe Shipping News\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBarkskins\u003c\/i\u003e, and the story collection \u003ci\u003eClose Range\u003c\/i\u003e. Her many honors include a Pulitzer Prize, a National Book Award, the Irish Times International Fiction Prize, and a PEN\/Faulkner award. Her story \"Brokeback Mountain,\" which originally appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e, was made into an Academy Award-winning film. \u003ci\u003eFen, Bog, and Swamp \u003c\/i\u003eis her second work of nonfiction. She lives in New Hampshire.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Scribner Book Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50911237570834,"sku":"9780684831541","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_3f663db2-990e-465e-ae0c-1985a2e97438.jpg?v=1738735094","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/accordion-crimes-9780684831541","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}