{"product_id":"the-bushwhacked-piano-isbn-9780394726427","title":"The Bushwhacked Piano","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe unforgettable story of a hero who goes from Michigan to Montana on a demented mission of courtship—from the acclaimed author of \u003ci\u003eNinety-two in the Shade\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eCloudbursts\u003c\/i\u003e, a “writer of the first magnitude.... The preternatural force, grace, and self-control of his prose recall Faulkner\" (\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs a citizen, Nicholas Payne is not in the least solid. As a boyfriend, he is nothing short of disastrous, and his latest flame, the patrician Ann Fitzgerald, has done a wise thing by dropping him. But Ann isn't counting on Nicholas's wild persistence, or on the slapstick lyricism of Thomas McGuane—highlights include a ride on a homicidal bronco and an apprenticeship to the inventor of the world's first highrise for bats. The result is a tour de force of American Dubious.\"The   work of a writer of the first magnitude. His sheer writing skill is nothing   short of amazing. The preternatural force, grace, and self-control of his   prose recall Faulkner.... McGuane is a virtuoso.\" —\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times   Book Review \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"McGuane shares with Celine a genius for seeing the profuse, disparate   materials of everyday life as a highly organized nightmare.\" —\u003ci\u003eThe New   Yorker \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"A novel of wisecracks and puns and ordinary objects invested with   legendary potency.\" —\u003ci\u003eNewsweek\u003c\/i\u003eTHOMAS McGUANE lives on a ranch in McLeod, Montana. He is the author of ten novels, including the National Book Award-nominated \u003ci\u003eNinety-two in the Shade\u003c\/i\u003e, three works of nonfiction, and four collections of stories\u003ci\u003e. \u003c\/i\u003eHis work has won numerous awards, including the Rosenthal Award of the American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters, and has been anthologized in the \u003ci\u003eBest American Stories\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBest American Essays\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eBest American Sporting Essays\u003c\/i\u003e.","brand":"Vintage","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46305134674149,"sku":"NP9780394726427","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780394726427.jpg?v=1767738568","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/the-bushwhacked-piano-isbn-9780394726427","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}