{"product_id":"gunslinger-paperback","title":"Gunslinger - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEdward Dorn\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMarjorie Perloff\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFiftieth Anniversary Edition \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"\u003ci\u003eGunslinger \u003c\/i\u003eis a fundamental American masterpiece.\"---Thomas McGuane \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This fiftieth anniversary edition commemorates Edward Dorn's masterpiece, \u003ci\u003eGunslinger\u003c\/i\u003e, a comic, anti-epic critique of American capitalism that still resonates today. Set in the American West, the Gunslinger, his talking horse Claude Lévi-Strauss, a saloon madam named Lil, and the narrator called \"I\" set out in search of the billionaire Howard Hughes. As they travel along the Rio Grande to Truth or Consequences, New Mexico, and finally on to Colorado, they are joined by a whole host of colorful characters: Dr. Jean Flamboyant, Kool Everything, and Taco Desoxin and his partner Tonto Pronto. During their adventures and hijinks, as captured in Dorn's multilayered, absurd, and postmodern voice, they joke and smoke their way through debates about the meaning of existence. Put simply, \u003ci\u003eGunslinger \u003c\/i\u003eis an American classic. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In a new foreword Marjorie Perloff discusses \u003ci\u003eGunslinger\u003c\/i\u003e's continued relevance to contemporary politics. This new edition also includes a critical essay by Michael Davidson and Charles Olson's idiosyncratic \"Bibliography on America for Ed Dorn,\" which he wrote to provide guidance for Dorn's study of, and writing about, the American West.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eEdward Dorn (1929-1999) was one of the original voices of his generation. Often associated with the Black Mountain poets, Dorn was the author of more than forty books of poetry, fiction, and nonfiction.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 280\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 8.7 x 5.7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 07, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42717323624511,"sku":"9781478000853","price":30.19,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/c5ba7b7054a54dc27461e8373e34541b.webp?v=1765078090","url":"https:\/\/dhl-adrianne.myshopify.com\/products\/gunslinger-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}