{"product_id":"9781555847920","title":"The Beast God Forgot to Invent","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn unforgettable collection of novellas from the author of \u003ci\u003eLegends of the Fall\u003c\/i\u003e explores the line between civilization and the “wild men.”\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Jim Harrison is an American master. \u003ci\u003eThe Beast God Forgot to Invent\u003c\/i\u003e offers stories of culture and wildness, of men and beasts and where they overlap. A wealthy man retired to the Michigan woods narrates the tale of a younger man decivilized by brain damage. A Michigan Indian wanders Los Angeles, hobnobbing with starlets and screenwriters while he tracks an ersatz Native-American activist who stole his bearskin. An aging alpha canine, the author of three dozen throwaway biographies, eats dinner with the ex-wife of his overheated youth, and must confront the man he used to be.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “Harrison’s intricate symbolism and scathing observations of urban foibles, his sly humor and vibrant language remind readers that he is one of our most talented chroniclers of the masculine psyche, intellectual or not.” —\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Grove\/Atlantic, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47133374841072,"sku":"9781555847920","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781555847920_p0.jpg?v=1763756019","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781555847920","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}