{"product_id":"descent-of-man-stories-isbn-9780140299946","title":"Descent of Man: Stories","description":"\u003cb\u003eSeventeen short stories from the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Tortilla Curtain\u003c\/i\u003e, “the sort of writer who inspires even poker-faced writers to grin and start dusting off their superlatives” (\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post Book World\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e“\u003ci\u003eDescent of Man \u003c\/i\u003eis loaded with energetic language. . . . Boyle is capable of the sublime.”—\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eIn seventeen slices of life that defy the expected and launch us into the absurd, T.C. Boyle offers his unique view of the world. A primate-center researcher becomes romantically involved with a chimp; a Norse poet overcomes bard-block; collectors compete to snare the ancient Aztec beer can, Quetzalcóatl Lite; and Lassie abandons Timmy for a randy coyote.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eDark humor, delirious fantasy, and surreal satire come together in this collection that brilliantly expresses just what the “evolution” of mankind has wrought.","brand":"Penguin Random House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46302395728101,"sku":"NP9780140299946","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780140299946.jpg?v=1767725005","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/descent-of-man-stories-isbn-9780140299946","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}