{"product_id":"the-collapsing-frontier-by-jonathan-lethem-9798887440293","title":"The Collapsing Frontier","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHaving stormed mainstream literature from the outskirts, Lethem has won a readership both wide and deep, all of whom appreciate his literary excellence, his mordant but compassionate humour, and the cultish attentiveness of his SF origins. He has earned the right to tread anywhere, and his many admirers are ready to follow.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis collection compiles his intensely personal thoughts on the most interesting and deplorable topics in post-postmodern America. It moves from original new fiction to insights on popular culture, cult and canonical authors, and problematic people.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePlus...\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eDavid Bowman and the Furry-Girl School of American Fiction\u003c\/i\u003e is a personal true adventure, as Lethem tries (with the help of a seeming expert) to elbow his way into literary respectability. \u003ci\u003eThe Collapsing Frontier\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eIn Mugwump Four\u003c\/i\u003e are fictions mapping ominous new realms. \u003ci\u003eCalvino's 'Lightness' and the Feral Child of History\u003c\/i\u003e is an intimate encounter with a legendary author. In \u003ci\u003eMy Year of Reading Lemmishly\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSnowden in the Labyrinth\u003c\/i\u003e, he explores courage, art, and the search for truth, with wildly different results.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAnd Featuring:\u003c\/i\u003e Our usual Outspoken Interview, in which Lethem reveals the secret subtext of his books, how he spent his MacArthur award money, and how a Toyota he owned was used in the robbery of a fast-food restaurant.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46706622169324,"sku":"9798887440293","price":61.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/24642453488912.jpg?v=1754030895","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/products\/the-collapsing-frontier-by-jonathan-lethem-9798887440293","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}