{"product_id":"9781582434100","title":"The Ballad of Dingus Magee","description":"\u003cbr\u003eAlthough best known today for his singular, stunning “anti-novels” dazzlingly conjured from anecdotes, quotes, and small thoughts, in his early days David Markson paid the rent by writing punchy, highly dramatic fictions. On the heels of a new double edition of his steamy noirs \u003ci\u003eEpitaph for a Tramp\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eEpitaph for a Deadbeat\u003c\/i\u003e comes a new edition of his 1965 classic \u003ci\u003eThe Ballad of Dingus Magee,\u003c\/i\u003e whose subtitle — “Immortal True Saga of the Most Notorious and Desperate Bad Man of the Olden Days, his Blood-Shedding, his Ruination of Poor Helpless Females, \u0026amp; Cetera” — gives readers a hint of the raucous sensibility at work here. Brimming with blasphemy, bullets, and bordellos, this hilarious tale, which inspired the Frank Sinatra movie \u003ci\u003eDirty Dingus McGee,\u003c\/i\u003e shows the early Markson at his outrageous best, taking down, as \u003ci\u003ePlayboy\u003c\/i\u003e put it, “the breeches of the Old West and blast[ing] what's exposed with buckshot.”","brand":"Counterpoint Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47053238108400,"sku":"9781582434100","price":13.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781582434100_p0.jpg?v=1763803919","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781582434100","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}