{"product_id":"9781576384718","title":"The Consequences of Being Ernest","description":"Merriam Press Fiction No. 3\u003cp\u003e First Edition, 2015\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e A dark, sad, comedic, fictional account of a man who believes he is the reincarnation of Ernest Hemingway.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \"Ernest Miller Hemingway was born on July 21st, 1899, in Oak Park, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago. Hemingway died on July 2nd, 1961, at his home in Ketchum, Idaho, from a self-inflicted shotgun wound to the head that blew off half of his face and the back of his head.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \"I was born on May 2nd, 1962, in Oak Lawn, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago, exactly ten months to the day after Hemingway's death.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \"My name is Edsel Michael Hunter. Yes, my father, who worked in the automobile industry in Chicago at the time, named me after a failed automobile. I suppose I was doomed from the start, as the very word 'Edsel' became a popular symbol for failure in American society, and I was destined to be its poster child.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \"I have a confession to make. For better or worse, my name is Edsel Michael Hunter, and I am the reincarnation of the great twentieth century American writer, Ernest Hemingway. You may not believe it, but I know it's true. And, no, I am not insane.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Merriam Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47065543835888,"sku":"9781576384718","price":13.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781576384718_p0.jpg?v=1763778943","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781576384718","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}