{"product_id":"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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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","brand":"Michael Chabon","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback Trade paperback (US)","offer_id":45895374995668,"sku":"9780812979213","price":24.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/9208\/files\/BNCImageAPI_fda44bd4-d8b1-4670-95eb-b908731b0ef0.jpg?v=1732390025","url":"https:\/\/penguinshop.ca\/products\/9780812979213","provider":"Penguin Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}