{"product_id":"gentlemen-of-the-road-a-tale-of-adventure-title-page-only-9780345502070","title":"Gentlemen of the Road: A Tale of Adventure [title page only]","description":"\u003cb\u003e#1 \u003ci\u003eSAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE \u003c\/i\u003eBESTSELLER - NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY THE \u003ci\u003eCHICAGO TRIBUNE\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A picaresque, swashbuckling adventure.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post Book World\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThey're an odd pair, to be sure: pale, rail-thin, black-clad Zelikman, a moody, itinerant physician fond of jaunty headgear, and ex-soldier Amram, a gray-haired giant of a man as quick with a razor-tongued witticism as with a sharpened battle-ax. Brothers under the skin, comrades in arms, they make their rootless way through the Caucasus Mountains, circa a.d. 950, living as they please and surviving however they can--as blades and thieves for hire and as practiced bamboozlers, cheerfully separating the gullible from their money. But when they are dragooned into service as escorts and defenders to a prince of the Khazar Empire, they soon find themselves the half-willing generals in a full-scale revolution--on a road paved with warriors and whores, evil emperors and extraordinary elephants, secrets, swordplay, and such stuff as the grandest adventures are made of. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eGentlemen of the Road\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Within a few pages I was happily tangled in  Chabon's] net of finely filigreed language, seduced by an old-school-style swashbuckling quest . . . laced with surprises and humor.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\" Chabon] is probably the premiere prose stylist--the Updike--of his generation.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eTime \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"The action is intricate and exuberant. . . . It's hard to resist its gathering momentum, not to mention the sheer headlong pleasure of Chabon's language.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\" A] wild, wild adventure . . . abounds with lush language . . . This book roars to be read aloud.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eChicago Sun-Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMichael Chabon is the author of The Mysteries of Pittsburgh; Wonder Boys, which was made into a critically acclaimed film; The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier \u0026amp; Clay, which won numerous awards, including the Pulitzer Prize; The Final Solution: A Story of Detection; and The Yiddish Policemen's Union. He is also the author of two short-story collections and a young adult novel, Summerland. He lives in the San Francisco Bay area.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Random House Worlds","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50410595451154,"sku":"9780345502070","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_e927b75b-d4c2-4082-b4b2-f4e0594e1b11.jpg?v=1729306003","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/gentlemen-of-the-road-a-tale-of-adventure-title-page-only-9780345502070","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}