{"product_id":"this-wide-terraqueous-world-laird-hunt-9781566896672","title":"This Wide Terraqueous World","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHaunting essays from acclaimed author Laird Hunt balance intimate remembrance with an examination of the writing life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this new collection of nonfiction from the celebrated author of \u003cem\u003eZorrie, \u003c\/em\u003e Laird Hunt uses fiction as an inspiration, a tool, even an obsession, employing its methods to get to the heart of experience. The \"sizzling\" work of Jane Bowles colors his wanderings through Palermo, while a London museum trip provokes a consideration of taxidermy's storytelling potential and fairytales blend with echoes of W. G. Sebald, Willa Cather, and László Krasznahorkai. From intrigue at the United Nations to a broken-down car in Nebraska, from the history of denim to the dangerous games of childhood, \u003cem\u003eThis Wide Terraqueous World\u003c\/em\u003e leads readers down the winding paths of memory as Hunt examines his subjects in razor-sharp prose both eerily spare and richly evocative.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Laird Hunt\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1566896673\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781566896672\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Coffee House Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/21\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.40w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2022","brand":"Laird Hunt","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44068615946495,"sku":"9781566896672","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_693c96b1-3aaf-476c-ab8d-3d4024e1c232.jpg?v=1685420034","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/this-wide-terraqueous-world-laird-hunt-9781566896672","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}