{"product_id":"moo-paperback-1","title":"Moo - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJane Smiley\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNATIONAL BESTSELLER - From the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of \u003ci\u003eA Thousand Acres\u003c\/i\u003e comes \"an uproariously funny and at the same time hauntingly melancholy portrait of a college community in the Midwest\" (\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times).\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this darkly satirical send-up of academia and the Midwest, we are introduced to Moo University, a distinguished institution devoted to the study of agriculture. Amid cow pastures and waving fields of grain, Moo's campus churns with devious plots, mischievous intrigue, lusty liaisons, and academic one-upmanship, Chairman X of the Horticulture Department harbors a secret fantasy to kill the dean; Mrs. Walker, the provost's right hand and campus information queen, knows where all the bodies are buried; Timothy Monahan, associate professor of English, advocates eavesdropping for his creative writing assignments; and Bob Carlson, a sophomore, feeds and maintains his only friend: a hog named Earl Butz. Wonderfully written and masterfully plotted, \u003ci\u003eMoo\u003c\/i\u003e gives us a wickedly funny slice of life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJANE SMILEY is the author of numerous novels, including \u003ci\u003eA Thousand Acres, \u003c\/i\u003ewhich was awarded the Pulitzer Prize, and most recently, \u003ci\u003eGolden Age, \u003c\/i\u003e the concluding volume of The Last Hundred Years trilogy. She is also the author of five works of nonfiction and a series of books for young adults. A member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters, she has also received the PEN Center USA Lifetime Achievement Award for Literature. She lives in Northern California.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 432\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.96 x 8.1 x 5.32 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 24, 2009\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51754179461408,"sku":"9780307472762","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/6db32eccc757944ef9103131b15d4be6.webp?v=1780035151","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/moo-paperback-1","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}