{"product_id":"god-s-country-9780807016299b","title":"God's Country","description":"\u003cb\u003eThis ‘comic and fierce’ novel spoofs the classic Western format with the dark, incisive humor we’ve come to expect from its acclaimed author.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The unlikely narrator through this tale of misadventures is one Curt Marder: gambler, drinker, cheat, and would-be womanizer. It's 1871, and he's lost his farm, his wife, and his dog to a band of marauding hooligans. With nothing to live on but a desire to recover what is rightfully his, Marder is forced to enlist the help of the best tracker in the West: a black man named Bubba.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e One of the earliest works anchoring Percival Everett’s illustrious career, \u003ci\u003eGod’s Country\u003c\/i\u003e is by turns funny, shocking, and devastating. The unlikely narrator through this tale of misadventures is one Curt Marder: gambler, drinker, cheat, and would-be womanizer. Unfortunately, he’s a coward. When he sees a band of “Injun impersonators” pillaging his home, he has “half a mind to ride down that hill and say somethin’, but it was just half a mind after all.” It’s 1871, and he’s lost his farm, his wife, and his dog to a band of marauding hooligans. With nothing to live on but a desire to recover what is rightfully his, Marder enlists the help of the best tracker in the West: a Black man named Bubba.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith an introduction from renowned novelist Madison Smartt Bell, this is the perfect edition to add to your growing Percival Everett collection. As \u003ci\u003eNPR\u003c\/i\u003e’s Michael Schaub noted, “It’s impossible to predict what the next Everett book will bring, but it's always a safe bet that it's going to be great.”","brand":"Beacon Press","offers":[{"title":"Bargain","offer_id":42826895065168,"sku":"9780807016299B","price":6.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/8173\/5760\/files\/9780807016299-l.jpg?v=1785907952","url":"https:\/\/bookoutlet.com\/fr\/products\/god-s-country-9780807016299b","provider":"Book Outlet","version":"1.0","type":"link"}