{"product_id":"the-novel-james-a-michener-9780812986792","title":"The Novel","description":"In this riveting, ambitious novel from James A. Michener, the renowned chronicler of epic history turns his extraordinary imagination to a world he knew better than anyone: the world of books. Lukas Yoder, a novelist who has enjoyed a long, successful career, has finished what he believes to be his final work. Then a tragedy strikes in his community, and he becomes obsessed with writing about it. Meanwhile, Yoder's editor fights to preserve her integrity--and her author--as her firm becomes the target of a corporate takeover; a local critic who teaches literature struggles with his ambitions and with his feelings about Yoder's success; and a devoted reader holds the key to solving the mystery that haunts Yoder's hometown. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eThe Novel\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Michener explores some of the deepest issues raised by narrative literature.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"A good, old-fashioned, sink-your-teeth-into-it story . . . \u003ci\u003eThe Novel\u003c\/i\u003e lets us see an unfamiliar side of the author, at the same time portraying the delicate, complex relationship among editors, agents and writers.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe Philadelphia Inquirer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Michener loves literature, and his information about some of his favorite reading is almost as alluring as his explanation of how to handle a manuscript.\"\u003cb\u003e--Associated Press\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"So absorbing you simply will not want  it] to end.\"\u003cb\u003e--Charleston \u003ci\u003eNews \u0026amp; Courier\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e James A. Michener\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0812986792\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780812986792\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Random House Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/11\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.40w x 0.90d","brand":"James A. Michener","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43986708037887,"sku":"9780812986792","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_8e4cc0d2-089e-48bf-9405-ebcc8fbef622.jpg?v=1683284828","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-novel-james-a-michener-9780812986792","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}