{"product_id":"9780811217453","title":"As a Friend","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn unforgettable, sensual novel by \"one of the most gifted and accomplished poets of his generation\" (Mark Rudman).\u003cbr\u003e\"Heroism is a secondary virtue,\" Albert Camus noted, \"but friendship is primary.\" In his gem-like first novel, Forrest Gander writes of friendship, envy, and eros as a harmonic of charged overtones. Set in a rural southern landscape as vivid as its indelible characters, As a Friend tells the story of Les, a gifted man and land surveyor, whose impact on those around him (his friend Clay, his girlfriend Sarah) provokes intense self-examination and an atmosphere of dangerous eroticism. With poetic insight, Gander explores the nature of attraction, betrayal, and loyalty. What he achieves is brilliant in style and powerfully unsettling.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"New Directions Publishing Corporation","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47007862882544,"sku":"9780811217453","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780811217453_p0.jpg?v=1763728612","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780811217453","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}