{"product_id":"lonesome-rangers-9781565846944","title":"Lonesome Rangers","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJohn Leonard, \"the fastest wit in the East\" (\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e), is back with the offbeat, wide-ranging style that earned his last book, \u003ci\u003eWhen the Kissing Had to Stop\u003c\/i\u003e, a place among the \u003ci\u003eVoice Literary Supplement\u003c\/i\u003e's \"25 Favorites of 1999.\" Now, with an eye to the social and political experience of writers, Leonard adopts a broad definition of exile.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe addresses Robert Putnam's \u003ci\u003eBowling Alone\u003c\/i\u003e, where exile manifests itself in solitary bowling, a reflection of a declining sense of community. He considers Salman Rushdie as rock'n'roll Orpheus, who—after ten years in fatwa-enforced exile—bears a striking resemblance to his continually disappearing characters. And Leonard also explores Primo Levi's exile of survival, Bruce Chatwin's self-imposed exile in travel, as well as the work of Saul Bellow, Ralph Ellison, Phillip Roth, Barbara Kingsolver, and Don DeLillo, among others.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs always, Leonard's writing jumps off the page, engaging the reader in what the \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e calls his \"laugh-out-loud magic with words.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"John Leonard","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48284353855739,"sku":"9781565846944","price":27.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0779\/3917\/9771\/files\/CoreSourceHub_6e25e98f-fcad-4429-8578-3e50c95d8ceb.jpg?v=1771407920","url":"https:\/\/indiepubs.com\/products\/lonesome-rangers-9781565846944","provider":"IndiePubs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}