{"product_id":"conversations-with-robert-stone-1","title":"Conversations with Robert Stone","description":"Ever since \u003ci\u003eA Hall of Mirrors\u003c\/i\u003e depicted the wild side of New Orleans in the 1960s, Robert Stone (1937-2015) has situated novels where America has shattered and the action is at a pitch. In \u003ci\u003eDog Soldiers\u003c\/i\u003e, he covered the Vietnam War and drug smuggling. \u003ci\u003eA Flag for Sunrise\u003c\/i\u003e captured revolutionary discontent in Central America. \u003ci\u003eChildren of Light\u003c\/i\u003e exposed the crass values of Hollywood. \u003ci\u003eOuterbridge Reach\u003c\/i\u003e depicted how existential angst can lead to a longing for heroic transcendence. The clash of religions in Jerusalem drove \u003ci\u003eDamascus Gate\u003c\/i\u003e. Traditional town-gown tensions amid twenty-first-century culture wars propelled \u003ci\u003eDeath of the Black-Haired Girl\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eStone's reputation rests on his mastery of the craft of fiction. These interviews are replete with insights about the creative process as he responds with disarming honesty to probing questions about his major works. Stone also has fascinating things to say about his remarkable life-a schizophrenic mother, a stint in the navy, his involvement with Ken Kesey's Merry Pranksters, and his presence at the creation of the counterculture. From the publication of \u003ci\u003eA Hall of Mirrors\u003c\/i\u003e until his death in 2015, Stone was a major figure in American literature.","brand":"University Press of Mississippi","offers":[{"title":"Default Product","offer_id":57533270262104,"sku":"9781496820211","price":28.5,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781496820211.jpg?v=1781784094","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/conversations-with-robert-stone-1","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}