{"product_id":"the-western-lit-survival-kit-paperback-by-sandra-newman","title":"The Western Lit Survival Kit Paperback by Sandra Newman","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n                \n                    \n                        \u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProduct Details\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n                        \u003cul\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cb\u003eAvery\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e(2012-01-03)\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003eEnglish\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e304\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003epages\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e9781592406944\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eItem Weight\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e331.13\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003egrams\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e22.83 x 15.16 x 2.08\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003ecm\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                        \u003c\/ul\u003e\n                        \u003cbr\u003e\n                        \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e A side-splitting tour that makes it a blast to read the Western  literary canon, from the ancient Greeks to the Modernists. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTo many, the Great Books evoke angst: the complicated Renaissance  dramas we bluffed our way through in college, the dusty Everyman's  Library editions that look classy on the shelf but make us feel guilty  because they've never been opened. On a mission to restore the West's  great works to their rightful place (they were intended to be  entertaining!), Sandra Newman has produced a reading guide like no  other. Beginning with Greek and Roman literature, she takes readers  through hilarious detours and captivating historical tidbits on the  road to Modernism. Along the way, we find parallels between Rabelais  and \u003ci\u003eSouth Park\u003c\/i\u003e, Jane Austen and \u003ci\u003eSex and the City\u003c\/i\u003e,  Jonathan Swift and Jon Stewart, uncovering the original humor and  riskiness that propelled great authors to celebrity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePacked with pop culture gems, stories of literary hoaxes, ironic day  jobs for authors, bad reviews of books that would later become  classics, and more.\u003c\/p\u003e\n                        \u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n                        \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSandra Newman\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of the novels \u003ci\u003eCake\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe  Only Good Thing Anyone Has Ever Done\u003c\/i\u003e, and a memoir,  \u003ci\u003eChangeling\u003c\/i\u003e. She is the coauthor of \u003ci\u003eHow Not to Write a  Novel\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eRead This Next\u003c\/i\u003e. Newman lives in Brooklyn.\u003c\/p\u003e\n                    \n                \n            \u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Best Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":46555943403681,"sku":"BBSNIJ9781592406944","price":35.15,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0525\/2084\/5473\/files\/9781592406944_8a985fa6-6fe4-4ab5-ae57-54a27063378e.jpg?v=1781801508","url":"https:\/\/www.bestbookstore.ca\/products\/the-western-lit-survival-kit-paperback-by-sandra-newman","provider":"Best Book Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}