{"product_id":"9781453234099","title":"The Mysteries of Pittsburgh","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe Pulitzer Prize–winning author’s “astonishing” debut novel, about a son’s struggle to find his own identity and integrity (\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Michael Chabon, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Amazing Adventures of Kavalier \u0026amp; Clay\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003ci\u003e Moonglow\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Yiddish Policeman’s Union\u003c\/i\u003e, is one of the most acclaimed talents in contemporary fiction. \u003ci\u003eThe Mysteries of Pittsburgh, \u003c\/i\u003epublished when Chabon was just twenty-five, is the beautifully crafted debut that propelled him into the literary stratosphere.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Art Bechstein may be too young to know what he wants to do with his life, but he knows what he doesn’t want: the life of his father, a man who laundered money for the mob. He spends the summer after graduation finding his own way, experimenting with a group of brilliant and seductive new friends: erudite Arthur Lecomte, who opens up new horizons for Art; mercurial Phlox, who confounds him at every turn; and Cleveland, a poetry-reciting biker who pulls him inevitably back into his father’s mobbed-up world.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e A \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller, \u003ci\u003eThe Mysteries of Pittsburgh\u003c\/i\u003e was called “astonishing” by Alice McDermott, and heralded the arrival of one of our era’s great voices.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003ci\u003eThis ebook features a biography of the author.\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Open Road Media","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47158530179312,"sku":"9781453234099","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781453234099_p0.jpg?v=1763848830","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781453234099","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}