{"product_id":"the-end-of-vandalism-9780802142702","title":"The End of Vandalism","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSet in rural Iowa, this \"breathtaking . . . remarkable achievement\" of a debut novel by the author of \u003ci\u003ePacific\u003c\/i\u003e is \"at once funny, sad, and touching\" (\u003ci\u003eNew York Newsday\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNew York\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eMagazine\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e Best Book of the Year\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith extensive excerpts appearing in \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e before its release, Tom Drury's groundbreaking debut, \u003ci\u003eThe End of Vandalism\u003c\/i\u003e, drew widespread acclaim and comparison to the works of Sherwood Anderson and William Faulkner.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith his fictional Grouse County, Tom Drury conjures a Midwest that is at once familiar and amusingly eccentric--where a thief vacuums the church before stealing the chalice, a lonely woman paints her toenails in a drafty farmhouse, and a sleepless man watches his restless bride scatter their bills beneath the stars.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Sheriff Dan Norman arrests Tiny Darling for vandalizing an anti-vandalism dance, he goes on to marry the culprit's ex-wife Louise. But while Tiny loses Louise, Louise loses her sense of self--and all three find themselves in a love triangle that sets them on an epic journey.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A truly great writer.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eEsquire\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Grouse County is unabashedly American, a setting both nostalgic and wittily contemporary.\"\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e--The Boston Globe\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Tom Drury\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Grove Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/02\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.12h x 6.44w x 0.98d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780802142702\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTom Drury\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of five previous novels, including \u003ci\u003ePacific\u003c\/i\u003e, long-listed for the National Book Award, and \u003ci\u003eThe End of Vandalism\u003c\/i\u003e, named one of the best books of the past 45 years by \u003ci\u003eGQ Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e in 2002. His short stories have appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Paris Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHarper's\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eA Public Space\u003c\/i\u003e, and he has received fellowships from the Guggenheim Foundation, the American Academy in Berlin, and MacDowell. He lives in Iowa City.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Tom Drury \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":48969097511069,"sku":"9780802142702","price":21.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_c865310b-2da9-4563-8260-895a186d66d4.jpg?v=1790753786","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/the-end-of-vandalism-9780802142702","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}