{"product_id":"9780826347770","title":"Putrefaction Live","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"James, a mixed-blood Navajo in his twenties . . . begins his life-transforming odyssey: getting used to ranch-life, getting into alcohol-drug trouble and serving jail-time, working as a tour-guide at Hubbell Trading Post, getting involved with heavy metal rez band, Putrefaction, in which he plays guitar. A Navajo story, a good one! Yes, read it.\"--Simon J. Ortiz, Acoma Pueblo native, author of \u003ci\u003eOut There Somewhere and from Sand Creek\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\". . . a brutal beauty fills the pages of Warren Perkins's novel, \u003ci\u003ePutrefaction Live\u003c\/i\u003e. With the goregrind of heavy metal as background music, Perkins foregrounds the contemporary world of Diné with the authority of an insider. This is a novel about disintegration and rejuvenation among a new generation of Navajo warriors seasoned by a century of culture wars on their homeland. Bold, honest, and refreshingly original, this is an important book, as enlightening as it is captivating.\"--Ann Marie Cummins, author of \u003ci\u003eYellowcake and Red Ant House: Stories\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Written in precise and elegant language, Perkins' novel is a fascinating coming-of-age story about a young boy caught between the past and the future, between the urban wasteland of Arizona's new cities and the gorgeous untouched natural landscape of the Navaho reservation. This is a terrific book!\"--Susan Cheever, author of \u003ci\u003eDesire: Where Sex Meets Addiction\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of New Mexico Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47070703681776,"sku":"9780826347770","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780826347770_p0.jpg?v=1769910725","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780826347770","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}