{"product_id":"9781555846459","title":"Ray","description":"\u003cb\u003e“A shorthand epic of extraordinary power . . . A novel of brilliant particulars and dizzying juxtapositions” from the acclaimed southern author of \u003ci\u003eGeronimo Rex\u003c\/i\u003e (\u003ci\u003eNewsweek\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Nominated for the American Book Award, \u003ci\u003eRay\u003c\/i\u003e is the bizarre, hilarious, and consistently adventurous story of a life on the edge. Dr. Ray—a womanizer, small-town drunk, vigilante, poet, adoring husband—is a man trying to make sense of life in the twentieth century. In flight from the death he dealt flying over Vietnam, Dr. Ray struggles with those bound to him by need, sickness, lunacy, by blood and by love.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “This novel hangs in the memory like a fishhook. It will haunt you long after you have finally put it down. Barry Hannah is a talent to reckon with, and I can only hope that \u003ci\u003eRay \u003c\/i\u003efinds an audience it deserves.” —Harry Crews, \u003ci\u003eThe \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eWashington Post Book World\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Grove\/Atlantic, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47132475392240,"sku":"9781555846459","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781555846459_p0.jpg?v=1769898907","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781555846459","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}