{"product_id":"mosquitoes-paperback","title":"Mosquitoes - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eWilliam Faulkner\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFaulkner's second novel is a high-spirited satiric romp set on an ill-fated pleasure cruise out of New Orleans.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWealthy Mrs. Maurier, the widowed heiress of an old New Orleans family, likes to collect \"artistic types.\" When she plans a multi-day outing on her yacht and manages to corral aboard a group that includes a melancholic poet, a brooding sculptor, a self-important writer, her unconventional young niece, and assorted other odd characters, the results are both disastrous and hilarious. When the ship runs aground near an overheated swamp, the pretensions and frustrations of its various passengers reach a fever pitch. Faulkner's lyrical descriptions, witty dialogue, and forays into fluid stream-of-consciousness demonstrate in lighter form the literary techniques that the young author later came to be so celebrated for.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWILLIAM FAULKNER\u003c\/b\u003e was born in 1897 and raised in Oxford, Mississippi, where he spent most of his life. One of the towering figures of American literature, he is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Sound and the Fury\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAs I Lay Dying\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eAbsalom, Absalom!\u003c\/i\u003e, among many other remarkable books. Faulkner was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature for 1949 and France's Legion of Honor in 1951. He died in 1962.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 384\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 15, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51759058714912,"sku":"9780593470985","price":13.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/610e56cfd135d24f1ecfba67fe8e5a5f.webp?v=1780141765","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/mosquitoes-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}