{"product_id":"train-dreams-a-novella","title":"Train Dreams: A Novella","description":"\u003cdiv data-a-expander-name=\"book_description_expander\" data-a-expander-collapsed-height=\"280\" class=\"a-expander-collapsed-height a-row a-expander-container a-spacing-base a-expander-partial-collapse-container\" style=\"max-height: none; height: 280px;\"\u003e \u003cdiv data-expanded=\"false\" class=\"a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px;\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eA \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e Notable Book for 2011\u003cbr\u003eOne of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Economist\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e's 2011 Books of the Year\u003cbr\u003eOne of NPR's 10 Best Novels of 2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom the National Book Award-winning author Denis Johnson \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e(\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eTree of Smoke\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e) comes \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eTrain Dreams\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e, an epic in miniature, and one of Johnson's most evocative works of fiction.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSuffused with the history and landscapes of the American West―its otherworldly flora and fauna, its rugged loggers and bridge builders―this extraordinary novella poignantly captures the disappearance of a distinctly American way of life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt tells the story of Robert Grainer, a day laborer in the American West at the start of the twentieth century―an ordinary man in extraordinary times. Buffeted by the loss of his family, Grainer struggles to make sense of this strange new world. As his story unfolds, we witness both his shocking personal defeats and the radical changes that transform America in his lifetime.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"a-expander-header a-expander-partial-collapse-header\" style=\"opacity: 1; display: block;\"\u003ecollapse_prompt\":\"Read less\"}\"\u0026gt;\u003ci class=\"a-icon a-icon-extender-expand\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-expander-prompt\"\u003eRead more\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Picador USA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50210583216413,"sku":"9781250007650","price":12.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0901\/5692\/5213\/files\/9781250007650.jpg?v=1753983487","url":"https:\/\/bookdelico.com\/products\/train-dreams-a-novella","provider":"Book Delico ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}