{"product_id":"hocus-pocus-9780425161296","title":"Hocus Pocus","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eSlaughterhouse-Five \u003c\/i\u003ecomes an irresistible novel that combines \"clever wit with keen social observation... and] re-establishes Mr. Vonnegut's place as the Mark Twain of our times\" (\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eAtlanta Journal \u0026amp; Constitution\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHere is the adventure of Eugene Debs Hartke. He's a Vietnam veteran, a jazz pianist, a college professor, and a prognosticator of the apocalypse (and other things Earth-shattering). But that's neither here nor there. Because at Tarkington College--where he teaches--the excrement is about to hit the air-conditioning. And it's all Eugene's fault.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eKurt Vonnegut\u003c\/b\u003e was a master of contemporary American literature. His black humor, satiric voice, and incomparable imagination first captured America's attention in \u003ci\u003eThe Sirens of Titan\u003c\/i\u003e in 1959 and established him, in the words of \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, as \"a true artist\" with the publication of \u003ci\u003eCat's Cradle\u003c\/i\u003e in 1963. He was, as Graham Greene declared, \"one of the best living American writers.\" Mr. Vonnegut passed away in April 2007.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Berkley Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50608648028434,"sku":"9780425161296","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_8a64d3c3-e4ff-4b2f-83f9-24a9b37fe375.jpg?v=1732323846","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/hocus-pocus-9780425161296","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}