{"product_id":"the-snakes-that-ate-florida-reporting-essays-and-criticism-hardcover","title":"The Snakes That Ate Florida: Reporting, Essays, and Criticism - Hardcover","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\u003eIan Frazier\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSelected pieces on nature, history, politics, and urban culture from a master of the nonfiction narrative. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWriting on subjects as divergent as the mega-fires that burned the grasslands of the Great Plains in 2018, the tragic secret life of the manufacturer of maraschino cherries, the world's largest beaver dam, and the invasive Burmese pythons of the Florida Everglades, Ian Frazier captures the multiplicity, the strangeness, and the wonder of contemporary life. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis collection of pieces--consisting of features and reportage for \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e beginning in 1970, articles on topics such as COVID and rereading \u003ci\u003eLolita \u003c\/i\u003efifty years later, and work published in the last year--showcases the wide-ranging play of Frazier's imagination. Astute and engaged, he is the supreme chronicler of the everyday, a kind of social and political anthropologist. Fifty years of keen observation and irrepressible curiosity come together in \u003ci\u003eThe Snakes That Ate Florida\u003c\/i\u003e, establishing Frazier as nothing less than the greatest practitioner of the form.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIan Frazier\u003c\/b\u003e's books, all published by FSG, include \u003ci\u003eParadise Bronx\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGreat Plains\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTravels in Siberia\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDating Your Mom\u003c\/i\u003e, and many other classic works of nonfiction and humor. A frequent contributor to \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e, he lives in Montclair, New Jersey.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 384\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.6 x 9 x 6.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 13, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51984096100653,"sku":"9780374603106","price":30.59,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/9UU05gjg0K9780374603106.webp?v=1776081911","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/the-snakes-that-ate-florida-reporting-essays-and-criticism-hardcover","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}