{"product_id":"the-beetle-leg","title":"The Beetle Leg","description":"\u003cem\u003eThe Beetle Leg\u003c\/em\u003e, John Hawkes's second full-length novel, was first published by New Directions in 1951. After years of underground existence, this brilliant novel is emerging as a classic of visionary writing and still remains Hawkes's only work devoted solely to American life. As a 'surrealist Western\" (\u003cem\u003eNewsweek\u003c\/em\u003e), and a violent and poetic portrayal of \"a landscape of sexual apathy\" (Albert J. Guerard), \u003cem\u003eThe Beetle Leg\u003c\/em\u003e is a rich flight into the special vein of comedy that Hawkes had begun to exploit a decade before the popular acceptance of \"black humor.\"","brand":"New Directions Publishing Corporation","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48833677492429,"sku":"9780811200622","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0557\/1529\/9533\/files\/imageloader_df5608e8-60a7-440b-b6b5-dd55884100d8.jpg?v=1790892782","url":"https:\/\/booksatmidnight.com\/products\/the-beetle-leg","provider":"Books At Midnight","version":"1.0","type":"link"}