{"product_id":"9780791493441","title":"Many Pretty Toys","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhen Nixon orders the bombing of Cambodia, a university erupts in protest, irrevocably altering the lives of students and faculty, and disrupting the process of storytelling itself.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Nixon orders the bombing of Cambodia, the resulting protests push a West Coast university to the brink of anarchy, altering irrevocably the lives of students and faculty and disrupting the process of storytelling itself. Through the words of two professors and a communal voice known only as “We,” Hazard Adams interweaves the political, literary, and philosophical developments of the time into a story in which generations and their histories meet, as well as literary styles and methods, showing how political and intellectual events play on the consciousness of a range of characters. The spirit here is serious and generous, but not without a satirical element as a communal group attempts to establish an elusive identity. With a remarkable breadth of method, Adams deliberately evades the usual literary classifications.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"State University of New York Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47128423170288,"sku":"9780791493441","price":31.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780791493441_p0.jpg?v=1763663167","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780791493441","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}