{"product_id":"9780449221433","title":"The Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn this riveting, ambitious novel from James A. Michener, the renowned chronicler of epic history turns his extraordinary imagination to a world he knew better than anyone: the world of books. Lukas Yoder, a novelist who has enjoyed a long, successful career, has finished what he believes to be his final work. Then a tragedy strikes in his community, and he becomes obsessed with writing about it. Meanwhile, Yoder’s editor fights to preserve her integrity—and her author—as her firm becomes the target of a corporate takeover; a local critic who teaches literature struggles with his ambitions and with his feelings about Yoder’s success; and a devoted reader holds the key to solving the mystery that haunts Yoder’s hometown.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eThe Novel\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “Michener explores some of the deepest issues raised by narrative literature.”\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “A good, old-fashioned, sink-your-teeth-into-it story . . . \u003ci\u003eThe Novel\u003c\/i\u003e lets us see an unfamiliar side of the author, at the same time portraying the delicate, complex relationship among editors, agents and writers.”\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eThe Philadelphia Inquirer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “Michener loves literature, and his information about some of his favorite reading is almost as alluring as his explanation of how to handle a manuscript.”\u003cb\u003e—Associated Press\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “So absorbing you simply will not want [it] to end.”\u003cb\u003e—Charleston \u003ci\u003eNews \u0026amp; Courier\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Random House Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47025378853104,"sku":"9780449221433","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780449221433_p0.jpg?v=1763703318","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780449221433","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}