{"product_id":"9781611458282","title":"Nick and Jake: An Epistolary Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn McCarthy-era America, the fight for freedom and justice is going to need real heroes—even if they’re fictional. Enter Nick Carraway and Jake Barnes…\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e It’s 1953, and the United States seems hell-bent on squandering the global goodwill earned in World War II, as Tailgunner Joe ramps up his red-hunting rampage in Washington and the fledgling CIA begins to flex its nefarious influence with dictator-propping and nation-building.  \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Into this moment of history wander Nick Carraway and Jake Barnes, refugees from Fitzgerald's \u003ci\u003eThe Great Gatsby\u003c\/i\u003e and Hemingway's \u003ci\u003eThe Sun Also Rises\u003c\/i\u003e, who begin a correspondence that leads to a close friendship—and widens to include a bizarre cast of characters from both the real world and the literary landscape.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e These include such cultural and societal icons as Larry Darrell from \u003ci\u003eThe Razor's Edge\u003c\/i\u003e, Alden Pyle from \u003ci\u003eThe Quiet American\u003c\/i\u003e, Lady Brett Ashley and Robert Cohn from \u003ci\u003eThe Sun Also Rises\u003c\/i\u003e (and their real-life nephew lawyer Roy Cohn and his good friend Davey Schine), French intellectuals Sartre and De Beauvoir, novelist Jacqueline Susann, music moguls Jerry Wexler and Ahmed Ertegun, and sex-change pioneer Christine Jorgensen.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e When Jake discovers a CIA plot to launch a coup in France, the two must do their best to save their country from itself. And if they can have a good time while doing it, so much the better.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e A wildly creative delight with an all-star cast drawn from both literature and history, \u003ci\u003eNick and Jake\u003c\/i\u003e is “a rollicking good read” (\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e, starred).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Arcade","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47171350528240,"sku":"9781611458282","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781611458282_p0.jpg?v=1763840809","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781611458282","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}