{"product_id":"fat-city-paperback","title":"Fat City - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLeonard Gardner\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eDenis Johnson\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eFat City\u003c\/i\u003e is a vivid novel of allegiance and defeat, of the potent promise of the good life and the desperation and drink that waylay those whom it eludes. Stockton, California, is the setting: the Lido Gym, the Hotel Coma, Main Street lunchrooms and dingy bars, days like long twilights in houses obscured by untrimmed shrubs and black walnut trees. When two men meet in the ring--the retired boxer Billy Tully and the newcomer Ernie Munger--their brief bout sets into motion their hidden fates, initiating young Munger into the company of men and luring Tully back into training. In a dispassionate and composed voice, Leonard Gardner narrates their swings of fortune, and the stubborn optimism of their manager, Ruben Luna, as he watches the most promising boys one by one succumb to some undefined weakness; still, \"There was always someone who wanted to fight.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLeonard Gardner\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Stockton, California. His writing has appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe Paris Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eEsquire\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSouthwest Review\u003c\/i\u003e, and other magazines. His screen adaptation of \u003ci\u003eFat City \u003c\/i\u003ewas made into a film by John Huston. A Guggenheim Fellow, he lives in northern California. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eDenis Johnson\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of eight novels, one novella, one book of short stories, three collections of poetry, two collections of plays, and one book of reportage. His novel \u003ci\u003eTree of Smoke\u003c\/i\u003e won the 2007 National Book Award.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 200\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 8 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 08, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47247121023225,"sku":"9781590178928","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/MnF0dFJoUlV5U0lLY1hwMGJpWXAxZz09.webp?v=1768620964","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/fat-city-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}