{"product_id":"9781453235058","title":"Literature and Reality","description":"\u003cb\u003eHoward Fast’s controversial essay on the proper role of literature, offering insight into his life and works\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this 1950 essay, Howard Fast argues that all writers have a duty to reflect the truth of the world in their works, particularly regarding social justice. Fast’s treatise on literary criticism allows for a fuller understanding of his early novels, in which his political beliefs remain inseparable from his writing. \u003ci\u003eLiterature and Reality\u003c\/i\u003e, which Fast wrote around the time of the 1949 Peekskill riots, offers a unique window into his worldview during the mid-twentieth century. This ebook features an illustrated biography of Howard Fast including rare photos from the author’s estate.","brand":"Open Road Media","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47128792563952,"sku":"9781453235058","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781453235058_p0.jpg?v=1769907005","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781453235058","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}