{"product_id":"train-dreams-a-novella-9781250007650","title":"Train Dreams: A Novella","description":"\u003cp\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Notable Book\u003cbr\u003eAn \u003ci\u003eEsquire\u003c\/i\u003e Best Book of 2011\u003cbr\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e Favorite Book of 2011\u003cbr\u003eA \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e Favorite Book of 2011 \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDenis Johnson's \u003ci\u003eTrain Dreams\u003c\/i\u003e is an epic in miniature, one of his most evocative and poignant fictions. It is the story of Robert Grainier, a day laborer in the American West at the start of the twentieth century---an ordinary man in extraordinary times. Buffeted by the loss of his family, Grainer struggles to make sense of this strange new world. As his story unfolds, we witness both his shocking personal defeats and the radical changes that transform America in his lifetime. Suffused with the history and landscapes of the American West, this novella by the National Book Award--winning author of \u003ci\u003eTree of Smoke\u003c\/i\u003e captures the disappearance of a distinctly American way of life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Johnson, Denis\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/22\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Picador USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781250007650\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 128\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.19lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.44h x 4.62w x 0.37d","brand":"Denis Johnson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39643718025291,"sku":"9781250007650","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0021\/1697\/6715\/products\/img_30a0d3cf-c6d8-4ee7-9c70-969023e7f99d.jpg?v=1642516290","url":"https:\/\/blackbookstore.com\/products\/train-dreams-a-novella-9781250007650","provider":"Black Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}