{"product_id":"9781453217436","title":"Red-Dirt Marijuana: And Other Tastes","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn underground classic, \u003ci\u003eRed-Dirt Marijuana \u003c\/i\u003eis a brilliant collection of incisive, darkly comic, devastating stories and wide-ranging pieces by America’s master satirist\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eOne of the great collections, the range found here is impressive: from new journalism to absurd parodies and theatrical sketches; from absurd short riffs to Southern’s most classic and lyrical early works of fiction. “Red-Dirt Marijuana,” the insightful, funny, and moving story of the relationship between a white boy and a black man, is paired with the horrific knock-down, drag-out of “Razor Fight.” One of the most scandalous stories ever published, “The Blood of a Wig,” combines an insider’s look at the “Quality Lit” biz, the drug underground of Greenwich Village, and a vision of necrophilia involving one of America’s most sacred cows. There is an imaginary encounter between Freud and Kafka in “Apartment to Exchange,” a skewering of the liberal white man and his efforts to befriend a black jazz musician in “You’re Too Hip, Baby,” an exploration of race relations, moonshine, and the baton-twirling subculture in the personal essay “Twirling at Ole Miss” (identified by Tom Wolfe as the first instance of “New Journalism\u003cb\u003e”\u003c\/b\u003e), and many more pieces with Southern’s signature dark satire, unconventional storylines, and pitch-perfect dialogue. \u003ci\u003eRed-Dirt Marijuana and Other Tastes\u003c\/i\u003e is a wild, funny, and dazzlingly diverse trip through the American culture of the 1950s and 1960s. This ebook features an illustrated biography of Terry Southern including rare photos and never-before-seen documents from the author’s estate.","brand":"Open Road Media","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47162828259568,"sku":"9781453217436","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781453217436_p0.jpg?v=1763848551","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781453217436","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}