{"product_id":"further-adventures-paperback","title":"Further Adventures - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJon Stephen Fink\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA classic rediscovered: \u003cem\u003eFurther Adventures\u003c\/em\u003e is Jon Stephen Fink's wildly original, uproarious novel of superheroes and survival, now available for the first time in a briefer, tighter, \"director's cut.\" A novel that presaged works like Michael Chabon's \u003cem\u003eThe Amazing Adventures of Kavalier \u0026amp; Clay, Further Adventures\u003c\/em\u003e is the unforgettable story of one man's half-blind but wholehearted attempt to right the wrongs of a society gone astray.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eTo Whom It May Concern--I was The Green Ray. Now it can be told--the story which many tried to silence, many refused to believe, and many did not want to hear.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the depths of the Great Depression, the voice of a radio superhero known as The Green Ray entertained America. Forty years later, the man behind the character--two-bit voice actor Ray Green, known to his family as Reuven Agranovsky--is caught in an all-night blackout in the desert town of Mason, New Mexico, where a chain of events is set in motion that forces The Green Ray out of retirement. But at seventy-three, Ray faces a different--and far more terrifying--world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA wildly inventive, raucously funny novel of heroism, neurosis, and transcendence, \u003cem\u003eFurther Adventures\u003c\/em\u003e was ahead of its time when it was first published fifteen years ago. Like Ray Green himself, it now reemerges in a newly revised author's cut for a new generation of readers.\u003c\/p\u003e--Chris Petrakos, Chicago Tribune\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eTo Whom It May Concern--I was The Green Ray. Now it can be told--the story which many tried to silence, many refused to believe, and many did not want to hear.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the depths of the Great Depression, the voice of a radio superhero known as The Green Ray entertained America. Forty years later, the man behind the character--two-bit voice actor Ray Green, known to his family as Reuven Agranovsky--is caught in an all-night blackout in the desert town of Mason, New Mexico, where a chain of events is set in motion that forces The Green Ray out of retirement. But at seventy-three, Ray faces a different--and far more terrifying--world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA wildly inventive, raucously funny novel of heroism, neurosis, and transcendence, \u003cem\u003eFurther Adventures\u003c\/em\u003e was ahead of its time when it was first published fifteen years ago. Like Ray Green himself, it now reemerges in a newly revised \"author's cut\" for a new generation of readers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 368\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.89 x 8.04 x 6.52 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 13, 2009\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51762963218720,"sku":"9780061715433","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/cd5a28275f976acf5a88f9734b242257.webp?v=1780227217","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/further-adventures-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}