{"product_id":"moo-9780307472762","title":"Moo","description":"\u003cb\u003eNATIONAL BESTSELLER - From the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of \u003ci\u003eA Thousand Acres\u003c\/i\u003e comes \"an uproariously funny and at the same time hauntingly melancholy portrait of a college community in the Midwest\" (\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times).\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this darkly satirical send-up of academia and the Midwest, we are introduced to Moo University, a distinguished institution devoted to the study of agriculture. Amid cow pastures and waving fields of grain, Moo's campus churns with devious plots, mischievous intrigue, lusty liaisons, and academic one-upmanship, Chairman X of the Horticulture Department harbors a secret fantasy to kill the dean; Mrs. Walker, the provost's right hand and campus information queen, knows where all the bodies are buried; Timothy Monahan, associate professor of English, advocates eavesdropping for his creative writing assignments; and Bob Carlson, a sophomore, feeds and maintains his only friend: a hog named Earl Butz. Wonderfully written and masterfully plotted, \u003ci\u003eMoo\u003c\/i\u003e gives us a wickedly funny slice of life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJANE SMILEY is the author of numerous novels, including \u003ci\u003eA Thousand Acres, \u003c\/i\u003ewhich was awarded the Pulitzer Prize, and most recently, \u003ci\u003eGolden Age, \u003c\/i\u003e the concluding volume of The Last Hundred Years trilogy. She is also the author of five works of nonfiction and a series of books for young adults. A member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters, she has also received the PEN Center USA Lifetime Achievement Award for Literature. She lives in Northern California.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Anchor Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50692634771730,"sku":"9780307472762","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_62c6080f-97e1-4a2f-98e3-e4dbf985ca4b.jpg?v=1734130399","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/moo-9780307472762","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}