{"product_id":"9780811222549","title":"The Beetle Leg: A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003eAfter years of underground existence, this brilliant novel is emerging as a classic of visionary writing and still remains Hawkes's only work devoted solely to American life.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cem\u003eThe Beetle Leg\u003c\/em\u003e, John Hawkes's second full-length novel, was first published by New Directions in 1951. After years of underground existence, this brilliant novel is emerging as a classic of visionary writing and still remains Hawkes's only work devoted solely to American life. As a 'surrealist Western\" (\u003cem\u003eNewsweek\u003c\/em\u003e), and a violent and poetic portrayal of \"a landscape of sexual apathy\" (Albert J. Guerard), \u003cem\u003eThe Beetle Leg\u003c\/em\u003e is a rich flight into the special vein of comedy that Hawkes had begun to exploit a decade before the popular acceptance of \"black humor.\"","brand":"New Directions Publishing Corporation","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47128335843568,"sku":"9780811222549","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780811222549_p0.jpg?v=1763741005","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780811222549","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}