{"product_id":"ten-north-frederick-national-book-award-winner-paperback","title":"Ten North Frederick: National Book Award Winner - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJohn O'Hara\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJonathan Dee\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe National Book Award-winning novel by the writer whom Fran Lebowitz called \"the real F. Scott Fitzgerald\"\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJoe Chapin led a storybook life. A successful small-town lawyer with a beautiful wife, two over-achieving children, and aspirations to be president, he seemed to have it all. But as his daughter looks back on his life, a different man emerges: one in conflict with his ambitious and shrewish wife, terrified that the misdeeds of his children will dash his political dreams, and in love with a model half his age. With black wit and penetrating insight, \u003ci\u003eTen North Frederick\u003c\/i\u003e stands with Richard Yates' \u003ci\u003eRevolutionary Road\u003c\/i\u003e, Evan S. Connell's \u003ci\u003eMr. Bridge\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMrs. Bridge\u003c\/i\u003e, the stories of John Cheever, and \u003ci\u003eMad Men\u003c\/i\u003e as a brilliant portrait of the personal and political hypocrisy of mid-century America. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn O'Hara \u003c\/b\u003e(1905-1970) was one of the most prominent American writers of the twentieth century. Championed by Ernest Hemingway, F. Scott Fitzgerald, and Dorothy Parker, he wrote seventeen novels, including \u003ci\u003eAppointment in Samarra\u003c\/i\u003e, his first; \u003ci\u003eBUtterfield 8\u003c\/i\u003e, which was made into a film starring Elizabeth Taylor; \u003ci\u003ePal Joey\u003c\/i\u003e, which was adapted into a Broadway musical as well as a film starring Frank Sinatra; and \u003ci\u003eTen North Frederick\u003c\/i\u003e, which won the National Book Award. He has had more stories published in \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e than anyone else in the history of the magazine. Born in Pottsville, Pennsylvania, he lived for many years in New York and in Princeton, New Jersey, where he died. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eJonathan Dee \u003c\/b\u003e(introducer) is the author of several novels, including \u003ci\u003eThe Privileges, \u003c\/i\u003ewhich was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. He is a contributing writer for \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Magazine, \u003c\/i\u003ea National Magazine Award-nominated literary critic for \u003ci\u003eHarper's Magazine, \u003c\/i\u003ea former senior editor of \u003ci\u003eThe Paris Review, \u003c\/i\u003eand the recipient of fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Guggenheim Foundation. He lives in New York.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 464\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 7.8 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 24, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52549866750259,"sku":"9780143107101","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/dGZqqKuX_n9780143107101.webp?v=1761058481","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/ten-north-frederick-national-book-award-winner-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}