{"product_id":"2940170746057","title":"The Most Famous Writer Who Ever Lived: A True Story of My Family","description":"A veteran of the \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMiami Herald\u003c\/i\u003e, Tom Shroder has made a career of investigative journalism and human-interest stories. His most fascinating reporting, however, comes from within his own family: Shroder's grandfather, MacKinlay Kantor, was the world-famous author of \u003ci\u003eAndersonville\u003c\/i\u003e, the seminal novel of the Civil War. As a child, Shroder was in awe of the larger-than-life character. Kantor's friends included Ernest Hemingway, Carl Sandberg, Gregory Peck, and James Cagney. He wrote the novel \u003ci\u003eGlory for Me\u003c\/i\u003e, which became the multi-Oscar-winning film \u003ci\u003eThe Best Years of Our Lives\u003c\/i\u003e. Kantor also suffered from alcoholism, an outsized ego, and an overbearing, abusive, and publicly embarrassing personality where his family was concerned; he blew through a small fortune in his lifetime, dying nearly destitute and alone. In \u003ci\u003eThe Most Famous Writer Who Ever Lived\u003c\/i\u003e, Shroder revisits the past-Kantor's upbringing, his early life, and career trajectory-and writes not just the life story of one man but a meditation on fame, family secrets, and legacies, and what is remembered after we are gone.","brand":"Tantor Audio","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47105119551728,"sku":"2940170746057","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940170746057_p0.jpg?v=1763716240","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940170746057","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}