{"product_id":"notable-american-women-ben-marcus-9780375713781","title":"Notable American Women","description":"Ben Marcus achieved cult status and gained the admiration of his peers with his first book, \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eAge of Wire and String. \u003c\/i\u003eWith \u003cb\u003eNotable American Women \u003c\/b\u003ehe goes well beyond that first achievement to create something radically wonderful, a novel set in a world so fully imagined that it creates its own reality. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOn a farm in Ohio, American women led by Jane Dark practice all means of behavior modification in an attempt to attain complete stillness and silence. Witnessing (and subjected to) their cultish actions is one Ben Marcus, whose father, Michael Marcus, may be buried in the back yard, and whose mother, Jane Marcus, enthusiastically condones the use of her son for (generally unsuccessful) breeding purposes, among other things. Inventing his own uses for language, the author Ben Marcus has written a harrowing, hilarious, strangely moving, altogether engrossing work of fiction that will be read and argued over for years to come.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ben Marcus\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0375713786\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780375713781\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/19\/2002\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.36w x 0.56d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/17\/2001 pg. 61\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2002 pg. 12\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2002 pg. 153\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eVanity Fair\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2002 pg. 162\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew Yorker (The)\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/08\/2002 pg. 89\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/28\/2002 pg. 21\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooksense '76 Jul\/Aug 2002\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2002 pg. 1","brand":"Ben Marcus","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45896412889343,"sku":"9780375713781","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_3a006ae4-f611-432c-8dd4-4df195b4661d.jpg?v=1721371333","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/notable-american-women-ben-marcus-9780375713781","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}