{"product_id":"birdy-paperback","title":"Birdy - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eWilliam Wharton\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHailed upon its publication as \"a classic for readers not yet born\" (\u003ci\u003ePhiladelphia Inquirer\u003c\/i\u003e), \u003cb\u003eBirdy\u003c\/b\u003e is an inventive, hypnotic novel about friendship and family, dreaming and surviving, love and war, madness and beauty, and, above all, \"birdness.\" It tells the story of Al, a bold, hot-tempered boy whose goals in life are to life weights and pick up girls, and his strange friend Birdy, the skinny, tongue-tied perhaps genius who only wants to raise canaries and to fly. While fighting in World War II, they find their dreams become all too real--and their lives are changed forever. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003cb\u003eBirdy\u003c\/b\u003e, William Wharton crafts an unforgettable tale that suggests another notion of sanity in a world that is manifestly insane.\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn inventive, hypnotic novel about frienship and family, love and war, madness and beauty, and, above all, \"birdness.\" Wharton crafts an unforgettable tale--one that suggests another notion of sanity in a world that is manifestly insane.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.71 x 8.06 x 5.32 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 04, 1992\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51761562878240,"sku":"9780679734123","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/3646a57cebc39fc503712274f2051d4d.webp?v=1780210548","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/birdy-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}