{"product_id":"american-desert-percival-everett-9780786869176","title":"American Desert","description":"Part parable, part fantasy novel, part laugh-out-loud satire, \u003ci\u003eAmerican Desert\u003c\/i\u003e is the story of Theodore Street, a college professor on the brink of committing suicide. When the decision is taken out of his hands--he's hit by a car and his head is severed from his body--he must come to terms with himself. At his funeral, he sits up in his own coffin with the stitches that bind his head to his body clearly visible. Everyone is horrified by this resurrection. He becomes a source of fear and embarrassment to his daughter, and an object of derision and morbid curiosity to the press and the scientific communities, and is anointed as a sort of devil by an obscure religious cult. In the process, Theodore manages to reestablish his relationship with his estranged wife and family and to rediscover the value of his life. In this experimental, satirical, and bizarre novel, critically acclaimed author Percival Everett once again takes on the assumptions of a culture whose priorities have gone out of whack. He lampoons the press, religion, and academia while offering, ultimately, an existential meditation of what constitutes being alive.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Percival Everett\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0786869178\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780786869176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Hachette Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/05\/2004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 291\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.19lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.75h x 5.75w x 1.01d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Hurston\/Wright LEGACY Award - Nominee\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2004 pg. 194\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/05\/2004 pg. 35\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2004 pg. 1346\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2004 pg. 139\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/14\/2004 pg. 77\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/09\/2004 pg. 19\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew Yorker (The)\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/14\/2004 pg. 192","brand":"Percival Everett","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44043551604991,"sku":"9780786869176","price":26.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_79183c9a-dffd-48f6-b57e-fa45c127641b.jpg?v=1684967811","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/american-desert-percival-everett-9780786869176","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}