{"product_id":"the-annual-big-arsenic-fishing-contest-9780826357205","title":"The Annual Big Arsenic Fishing Contest!","description":"\u003cp\u003eOn the surface this book spins a fisherman's tall tale about a ribald angling contest between three middle-aged friends who love (and perhaps hate) each other: a preppy trilingual Machiavelli, an intellectual ghetto pool shark, and a brawny Texan who defies his own macho stereotype. All professional writers, the men have met every autumn for eighteen years at the Big Arsenic Springs on the R o Grande to fly-cast for trout and argue about life, literature, marriage, and eco-Armageddon. Their escapades reveal a spirited paean to a beautiful river gorge, and also a poignant cautionary fable about male friendship and cutthroat competition. As aging cripples them all, tragedy mars the tournament. In this insightful and bittersweet love story, masterful storyteller John Nichols brings to life northern New Mexico and three unforgettable characters.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John Nichols\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of New Mexico Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/15\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.10h x 5.70w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780826357205\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2016 pg. 23\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNichols, John:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eJohn Nichols\u003c\/strong\u003e is the author of twenty books of fiction and nonfiction, including \u003cem\u003eThe Milagro Beanfield War\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Sterile Cuckoo\u003c\/em\u003e. His most recent novel is \u003cem\u003eOn Top of Spoon Mountain\u003c\/em\u003e (UNM Press). Also available from UNM Press are his novels \u003cem\u003eAmerican Blood\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eAn Elegy for September\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eConjugal Bliss\u003c\/em\u003e, as well a collection of essays, \u003cem\u003eDancing on the Stones\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of New Mexico Press","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":40214607855731,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":23.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_bfdf40db-f68f-4da4-a686-366bdb1ee0b6.jpg?v=1656510514","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/the-annual-big-arsenic-fishing-contest-9780826357205","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}