{"product_id":"young-adam-paperback-1","title":"Young Adam - 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\u003eAlexander Trocchi\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eDavid L. Ulin\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlexander Trocchi was one of the seminal beat figures. Born in Scotland, he made his way in Paris and New York, and \u003ci\u003eYoung Adam\u003c\/i\u003e is one of his most important works. Joe is a drifter who works as a hired hand on a barge traveling the Clyde River between Glasgow and Edinburgh. As \u003ci\u003eYoung Adam\u003c\/i\u003e opens, Joe finds the corpse of a young woman floating in the water. Was it an accident, a suicide, or was she murdered? As the police investigate and arrest a suspect, Trocchi's haunting novel reveals that Joe knows far more than he's telling. Meanwhile, confined in the claustrophobic space of the barge, an unspoken attraction develops between Joe and the wife of the barge skipper. Originally published in 1954, this is an absorbing existential thriller, a forgotten gem by an important beat writer.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlexander Trocchi\u003c\/b\u003e (1925-1984) was a Scottish novelist whose numerous works include \u003ci\u003eCain's Book\u003c\/i\u003e. He resided mainly in Paris and New York throughout his life. He was an editor of the literary journal \u003ci\u003eMerlin\u003c\/i\u003e, which published works by Eugène Ionesco, Samuel Beckett, Jean-Paul Sartre, and others. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid L. Ulin\u003c\/b\u003e is the author, most recently, of the novel \u003ci\u003eEar to the Ground\u003c\/i\u003e. His other books include \u003ci\u003eSidewalking: Coming to Terms with Los Angeles\u003c\/i\u003e, a finalist for the PEN\/Diamonstein-Spielvogel Award for the Art of the Essay, and \u003ci\u003eThe Lost Art of Reading: Why Books Matter in a Distracted Time\u003c\/i\u003e. A 2015 Guggenheim Fellow, he spent ten years as book editor and book critic of the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 160\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 8.2 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 14, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47267049242873,"sku":"9780802126177","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/n8FNB79Rmz9780802126177_8bfc25c9-d9e7-40fc-bae2-c1d25b69c0ad.webp?v=1768857971","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/young-adam-paperback-1","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}