{"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 \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e-Chicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\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\u003cb\u003e-All Things Considered\u003c\/b\u003e\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 \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e-Los Angeles Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMichael Chabon\u003c\/b\u003e is the bestselling and Pulitzer Prize-winning author of \u003ci\u003eThe Mysteries of Pittsburgh, Wonder Boys, The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier \u0026amp; Clay, Summerland\u003c\/i\u003e (a novel for children), \u003ci\u003eThe Final Solution, The Yiddish Policemen's Union, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eGentlemen of the Road, \u003c\/i\u003eas well as the short story collections \u003ci\u003eA Model World\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWerewolves in Their Youth\u003c\/i\u003e and the essay collections \u003ci\u003eMaps and Legends\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eManhood for Amateurs\u003c\/i\u003e. He is the chairman of the board of the MacDowell Colony. He lives in Berkeley, California, with his wife, the novelist Ayelet Waldman, and their children.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Random House Trade","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50899956334866,"sku":"9780812979213","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_b8de8497-0e22-42e7-ac79-dfea75b90852.jpg?v=1738370783","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/wonder-boys-9780812979213","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}