{"product_id":"9781564782595","title":"The Magic Kingdom","description":"-- Brimming with Elkin's comic brilliance and singular wordplay, The Magic Kingdom tells the story of Eddy Bale, who, determined to learn from the ghastly experience of his son's long, drawn-out death, decides to raise enough money to take seven terminally ill children to Disney World in order to give them a dream vacation before they die.\u003cbr\u003e-- Stanley Elkin, a two-timer winner of the National Book Critics Award and three-time nominee for the National Book Award, is widely considered to be one of the most important writers of the contemporary period. Author of over a dozen novels and short story collections, his works include The Franchiser, George Mills, and Mrs. Ted Bliss.\u003cbr\u003e-- First published by Dutton (1985), most recent paperback by Thunder's Mouth (1991).","brand":"Deep Vellum Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47045713428720,"sku":"9781564782595","price":12.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781564782595_p0.jpg?v=1763786990","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781564782595","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}