{"product_id":"the-city-at-three-p-m-writing-reading-and-traveling","title":"The City at Three P.M.: Writing, Reading, and Traveling","description":"\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe City at Three PM\u003c\/i\u003e, award-winning fiction writer Peter LaSalle offers 11 startlingly original personal essays dealing with his longtime quest for world travel of the literary sort. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe range of offbeat experiences is wide--from driving recklessly across the county when young to seek out Saul Bellow in Chicago, to settling in for long evenings at a pub in Dublin with Christy Brown, the celebrated Irish author afflicted with cerebral palsy who typed with his toes and was the subject of the movie \u003ci\u003eMy Left Foot\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn Buenos Aires LaSalle senses metaphysical transport while investigating Borges's work; in Cameroon he attends the wonderful opening of a small bookstore; in Hollywood he finds himself caught in a crazy mob scene while researching the work of 1930s master novelist and screenwriter Nathanael West; in Tunisia he follows in the footsteps of Flaubert at the ruins of ancient Carthage. And those are just some of the adventures. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHaving first appeared in distinguished publications here and abroad, including \u003ci\u003eThe Best American Travel Writing\u003c\/i\u003e, these are beautifully crafted pieces--heartfelt, honest, observant--that conjure up those fine moments when travel does intersect with the important role of literature in our lives.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-196690\"\u003ePeter Lasalle\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Dzanc Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/08\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.40w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781938103209\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1938103203\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-TRV\"\u003eTravel\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-TRV010000\"\u003eEssays \u0026amp; Travelogues\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-TRV\"\u003eTravel\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-TRV026090\"\u003eSpecial Interest | Literary\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePeter LaSalle\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of several books of fiction, most recently the novel \u003ci\u003eMariposa's Song\u003c\/i\u003e and a story collection, \u003ci\u003eWhat I Found Out About Her\u003c\/i\u003e. His essays on literary travel have appeared in magazines and journals such as \u003ci\u003eThe Nation, Worldview, Agni, Tin House\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eProfils Américans\u003c\/i\u003e (France), as well as being anthologized in \u003ci\u003eThe Best American Travel Writing\u003c\/i\u003e. He currently divides his time between Austin, TX, where he is a member of the creative writing faculty at the University of Texas, and Narragansett in his native Rhode Island.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dzanc Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43325275341037,"sku":"9781938103209","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_47da54fc-b590-438b-a57b-49c05963bb6e.jpg?v=1663343316","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/the-city-at-three-p-m-writing-reading-and-traveling","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}