{"product_id":"j-r-american-literature-9781564784339","title":"J R (American Literature)","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJ R (American Literature)\u003c\/strong\u003e by Gaddis, William. paperback edition. ISBN: 9781564784339.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA great masterpiece by William Gaddis, with a new introduction by Rick Moody.\nWinner of the 1976 National Book Award, J R is a biting satire about the many ways in which capitalism twists the American spirit into something more dangerous, yet pervasive and unassailable. At the center of the novel is a hilarious eleven year old--J R--who with boyish enthusiasm turns a few basic lessons in capitalist principles, coupled with a young boys lack of conscience, into a massive and exploitative paper empire. The result is one of the funniest and most disturbing stories ever told about the corruption of the American dream.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Dalkey Archive Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44946054610997,"sku":"ByrdShop_1564784339","price":90.37,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781564784339_80ef54ae-1ab2-41c6-b284-1481ad70fe31.jpg?v=1778825018","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/j-r-american-literature-9781564784339","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}