{"product_id":"9780141184869-the-adventures-of-augie-march","title":"The Adventures of Augie March","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA penniless and parentless Chicago boy growing up in the Great Depression, Augie March drifts through life latching on to a wild succession of occupations, including butler, thief, dog-washer, sailor and salesman. He is a 'born recruit', easily influenced by others who try to mould his destiny.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'\u003ci\u003eThe Adventures of Augie March \u003c\/i\u003eis the Great American Novel. Search no further' Martin Amis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA penniless and parentless Chicago boy growing up in the Great Depression, Augie March drifts through life latching on to a wild succession of occupations, including butler, thief, dog-washer, sailor and salesman. He is a 'born recruit', easily influenced by others who try to mould his destiny. Not until he tangles with the glamorous Thea, a huntress with a trained eagle, can he attempt to break free. A modern day everyman on an odyssey in search of reality and identity, Augie March is the star of star performer in a richly observed human variety show, a modern-day Columbus in search of reality and fulfilment.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Adventures of Augie March \u003c\/i\u003eincludes an introduction by Christopher Hitchens in Penguin Modern Classics.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Funny, poignant, crowded with carnivalesque types and yet narrated by a voice that is lonely and simple, it is Bellow's fat comic masterpiece'\u003ci\u003e Observer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":30340458971233,"sku":"9780141184869","price":10.51,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_32280687.jpg?v=1737116537","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780141184869-the-adventures-of-augie-march","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}