{"product_id":"9780020223443","title":"Haircut","description":"Ring Lardner first burst upon the literary scene with his greatest popular success, \"You Know Me Al\". A sportswriter by trade, Lardner had a superb ear for regional peculiarities in speech and was loved for his sense of humor. Funny, sarcastic, sometimes bitter but always ironic, Lardner understood Americans-- their desires, their dreams, and their disappointments. Contained in \"Haircut and Other Stories\" are some of Lardner's best-known pieces: \"Haircut\", \"Alibi Ike\", \"The Love Nest\", \"Zone of Quiet\", and \"Champion\". Through these pages pass con men; an opinionated small-town barber; a nurse who chatters on and on, much to the chagrin of her charges; baseball players who have excuses for everything; and boxers who try to make it in the fight game. Published in \"The Saturday Evening Post\", \"Collier's\" and \"Vanity Fair\", Lardner enjoyed great success and was heralded as a singular talent by F. Scott Fitzgerald, Ernest Hemingway, H. L. Mencken, and Virginia Woolf. \"Haircut and Other Stories\" is a celebration of people and of America, and is a must for anyone interested in classic American fiction.","brand":"Touchstone","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47026642649328,"sku":"9780020223443","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780020223443_p0.jpg?v=1763617804","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780020223443","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}