{"product_id":"straws-in-the-wind-collected-work-volume-i-1938-1967","title":"Straws in the Wind: Collected Work Volume I: 1938-1967","description":"\u003cp\u003eJohn Thompson was part of the vibrant, post-modern, New York literary scene of  the nineteen fifties, sixties, and seventies. That scene was  famously fueled by love, liquor, food, and parties, but most of all by ideas, by words, serious and witty, spoken and written. \u003cbr\u003e\nThompsonÕs writing embodies the spirit of the times, and naturally so, as he was a close friend and colleague of many of the other prominent literary and publishing figures of the era. \u003cbr\u003e\nThese two volumes of ThompsonÕs collected work include his essays, book reviews, and  stories, as well as poems, some previously unpublished. The pieces are clever and beautifully written; many of them resonate with current issues of race, climate change, war, and economic disparity. The early stories are especially moving.\u003cbr\u003e\nThe works trace the development of Thompson's thinking and are thus an important part of the post-war era. As critical commentary, they contain astute insights into the cultural movements and intellectual history of the time.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Thompson","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44405849260193,"sku":"9781483476032","price":43.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0462\/1120\/3233\/files\/16ydjvm6-front-shortedge-384_0ec6502e-0ed9-4c81-beab-8967d44a0fa7.jpg?v=1747766342","url":"https:\/\/bookswholesale.myshopify.com\/products\/straws-in-the-wind-collected-work-volume-i-1938-1967","provider":"BooksWholesale","version":"1.0","type":"link"}