{"product_id":"agony-and-the-eggplant","title":"Agony and the Eggplant","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Agony and the Eggplant\u003c\/i\u003e is the first book-length study of author, illustrator, and radio personality, Daniel Pinkwater. Pinkwater began writing and illustrating children's books in 1970 and has been a prolific author for three decades. He has written over 70 books altogether: more than fifty picture books, a dozen books for middle-grade or intermediate readers, half a dozen books for adolescents, an adult novel, and several books of nonfiction.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePinkwater is a humorist, and many of his stories involve science fiction or fantasy themes. He is often compared with Douglas Adams and Kurt Vonnegut; his style is often likened to Monty Python and \u003ci\u003eMad\u003c\/i\u003e magazine. Pinkwater's fiction has often been described as \"wacky\" and \"zany;\" \u003ci\u003eThe Agony and the Eggplant\u003c\/i\u003e will go beyond those cliches to place Pinkwater as a classical satirist, an American humorist, and a master of children's literature. Sprinkled with quotes and observations from Pinkwater, Hogan gives us a highly entertaining look at the man responsible for some of the most unique young adult fiction on the market.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Scarecrow Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54256049160536,"sku":"9780810839946","price":77.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780810839946_6725b434-d113-4666-b8e9-b95aa96bc8bb.jpg?v=1769807729","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/agony-and-the-eggplant","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}