{"product_id":"9781439159941","title":"Literary Life: A Second Memoir","description":"\u003cp\u003eLARRY McMURTRY IS THAT RAREST OF ARTISTS, a prolific and genre-transcending writer who has delighted generations with his witty and elegant prose. In \u003cu\u003eLiterary Life\u003c\/u\u003e, the sequel to \u003cu\u003eBooks\u003c\/u\u003e, he expounds on the private trials and triumphs of being a writer. From his earliest inkling of his future career while at Rice University, to his tenure as a Wallace Stegner fellow at Stanford with Ken Kesey in 1960, to his incredible triumphs as a bestselling author, this intimate and charming autobiography is replete with literary anecdotes and packed with memorable observations about writing, writers, and the author himself. It is a work to be cherished not only by McMurtry’s admirers, but by the innumerable aspiring writers who seek to make their own mark on American literature.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50079029133552,"sku":"9781439159941","price":14.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781439159941","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}