{"product_id":"the-ballad-of-dingus-mageeisbn-9781582434101","title":"The Ballad of Dingus Magee","description":"Although best known today for his singular, stunning \"anti–novels\" dazzlingly conjured from anecdotes, quotes, and small thoughts, in his early days David Markson paid the rent by writing punchy, highly dramatic fictions. On the heels of a new double edition of his steamy noirs \u003ci\u003eEpitaph for a Tramp\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eEpitaph for a Deadbeat\u003c\/i\u003e comes a new edition of his 1965 classic \u003ci\u003eThe Ballad of Dingus Magee,\u003c\/i\u003e whose subtitle — \"Immortal True Saga of the Most Notorious and Desperate Bad Man of the Olden Days, his Blood–Shedding, his Ruination of Poor Helpless Females, \u0026amp; Cetera\" — gives readers a hint of the raucous sensibility at work here. Brimming with blasphemy, bullets, and bordellos, this hilarious tale, which inspired the Frank Sinatra movie \u003ci\u003eDirty Dingus McGee,\u003c\/i\u003e shows the early Markson at his outrageous best, taking down, as \u003ci\u003ePlayboy\u003c\/i\u003e put it, \"the breeches of the Old West and blast[ing] what's exposed with buckshot.\"\u003cb\u003eDavid Markson\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of five novels, including \u003ci\u003eSpringer's Progress\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWittgenstein's Mistress\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eReader's Block\u003c\/i\u003e. He is the recipient of several awards and fellowships, including a National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship, and a Salon Book Award. He lives in New York City.","brand":"Counterpoint","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46303475433701,"sku":"NP9781582434101","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781582434100_e9dcba15-0a73-4544-a46b-ceac59ee0d96.jpg?v=1730754426","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/the-ballad-of-dingus-mageeisbn-9781582434101","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}