{"product_id":"bad-americans-part-ii-paperback","title":"Bad Americans: Part II - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTejas Desai\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSummer 2020: the Covid-19 Pandemic is raging. A reclusive billionaire, Olive Mixer, calls twelve diverse \u0026amp; lonely Americans to his mansion complex in the Hamptons: nurses, lawyers, mechanics, social workers, students, financial analysts, soldiers, Uber drivers, engineers, hair salon operators. During the day, the guests meet, compete, date, dine, flirt and fight. Each night, one must tell the group a story.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTheir tales range widely in subject, style, length and decorum. Many stories respond to each other. They trigger passionate debate and fiery resistance. They change how characters perceive each other and affect the trajectory of the frame narrative. They make us ponder the nature of storytelling itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBad Americans\u003c\/em\u003e is part Boccaccio and part \u003cem\u003eThe Bachelor\u003c\/em\u003e, but it is a creation all its own. Both a novel and short story collection, \u003cem\u003eBad Americans\u003c\/em\u003e is at once a powerful portrait of the American pandemic experience and an examination of narrative itself. \u003cem\u003eBad Americans: Part I\u003c\/em\u003eincludes the frame narrative and the first six stories. \u003cem\u003eBad Americans: Part II\u003c\/em\u003e will conclude the frame narrative and include six additional stories.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese two books are the second and third volumes of the profound and daring anthology series \u003cem\u003eThe Human Tragedy\u003c\/em\u003e, following the subversive classic \u003cem\u003eGood Americans\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 380\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.78 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 15, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52029258170669,"sku":"9781734727869","price":22.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/SmoWFAkk6G9781734727869.webp?v=1777463436","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/bad-americans-part-ii-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}