{"product_id":"gods-country-9780807016299","title":"God's Country","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"Mr. Everett is successful combining heart with rage. . . . The novel sears.\"--David Bowman, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis 'comic and fierce' novel spoofs the classic Western format with the dark, incisive humor we've come to expect from the acclaimed National Book Award- and Pulitzer Prize-winning author of \u003ci\u003eJames\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOne of the earliest works anchoring Percival Everett's illustrious career, \u003ci\u003eGod's Country\u003c\/i\u003e is by turns funny, shocking, and devastating. The unlikely narrator through this tale of misadventures is one Curt Marder: gambler, drinker, cheat, and would-be womanizer. Unfortunately, he's a coward. When he sees a band of \"Injun impersonators\" pillaging his home, he has \"half a mind to ride down that hill and say somethin', but it was just half a mind after all.\" It's 1871, and he's lost his farm, his wife, and his dog to a band of marauding hooligans. With nothing to live on but a desire to recover what is rightfully his, Marder enlists the help of the best tracker in the West: a Black man named Bubba. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith an introduction from renowned novelist Madison Smartt Bell, this is the perfect edition to add to your growing Percival Everett collection. As NPR's Michael Schaub noted, \"It's impossible to predict what the next Everett book will bring, but it's always a safe bet that it's going to be great.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-16604186\"\u003ePercival Everett\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Beacon Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/05\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 232\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.48lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.95h x 5.35w x 0.71d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780807016299\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0807016292\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC014000\"\u003eHistorical | General\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC033000\"\u003eWesterns | General\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC049040\"\u003eAfrican American \u0026amp; Black | Historical\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePercival Everett\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of over 30 books since his debut, \u003ci\u003eSuder\u003c\/i\u003e, was released in 1983. His modern classics include \u003ci\u003eI Am Not Sidney Poitier\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSo Much Blue\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGlyph, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Trees\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in Los Angeles and teaches at The University of Southern California. Everett was a Pulitzer Prize finalist in 2020 with his novel \u003ci\u003eTelephone\u003c\/i\u003e. He received the Ivan Sandrof Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2022 National Book Critics Circle Awards, the 2023 PEN America Award for \u003ci\u003eDr. No\u003c\/i\u003e, and the 2024 National Book Award and 2025 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for \u003ci\u003eJames\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Beacon Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44380328231051,"sku":"9780807016299","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0626\/5100\/7115\/files\/img_0e3f599f-3803-4da2-8fef-003ab0d53056.jpg?v=1760540635","url":"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/products\/gods-country-9780807016299","provider":"CA Corrections Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}