{"product_id":"merton-of-the-movies-harry-leon-wilson-9781940660608","title":"Merton of the Movies","description":"Merton of the Movies, which Gertrude Stein called \"the best book about 20th century American youth,\" follows midwestern bumpkin Merton Gill's unlikely journey from a Kansas stockroom to the star-studded set of a silent film. Unfortunately, the actors he's idolized from afar lose their luster up close, which fuels his desire to become a dramatic leading man -- not some slapstick fool. By a stroke of luck, Merton lands a gig as an extra. His natural oafishness catches the eye of stuntwoman Flips Montague, and before long he's a comic star -- the only problem is, it's all a spoof, and he doesn't know it. First published in 1919 in the Saturday Evening Post, and adapted three times to film and once as a Broadway musical, Harry Leon Wilson's cartoonish tale has earned its place as an essential California classic. This freewheeling romp gets to the heart of any Angeleno's worst nightmare: what if I'm not in on the joke?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Harry Leon Wilson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1940660602\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781940660608\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Los Angeles Review of Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/19\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.00w x 0.70d","brand":"Harry Leon Wilson","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43937704182015,"sku":"9781940660608","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_34d63242-d70f-4b17-a613-4c8a293a2029.jpg?v=1681431544","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/merton-of-the-movies-harry-leon-wilson-9781940660608","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}