{"product_id":"9781453203668","title":"The Sunlight Dialogues","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn Gardner’s sweeping portrait of the  collision of opposing philosophical perspectives in 1960s America,  centering on the appearance of a mysterious stranger in a small upstate  New York town\u003c\/b\u003e One summer day, a countercultural drifter known only as the Sunlight Man appears in Batavia, New York. Jailed for painting the word “LOVE” across two lanes of traffic, the Sunlight Man encounters Fred Clumly, a sixty-four-year-old town sheriff. Throughout the course of this impressive narrative, the dialogue between these two men becomes a microcosm of the social unrest that epitomized America during this significant historical period—and culminates in an unforgettable ending.  Beautifully expansive and imbued with exceptional social insight, \u003ci\u003eThe Sunlight Dialogues \u003c\/i\u003eis John Gardner’s most ambitious work andestablished him as one of the most important fiction writers in post–World War II America.   This ebook features a new illustrated biography of John Gardner, including original letters, rare photos, and never-before-seen documents from the Gardner family and the University of Rochester Archives.\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Open Road Media","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47140734828784,"sku":"9781453203668","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781453203668_p0.jpg?v=1769906673","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781453203668","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}