{"product_id":"2026600000652-secondhand-an-american-dream","title":"An American Dream","description":"\u003cp\u003eEdition: First Edition\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good                          \u003cbr\u003eJacket: Wear and tear\u003cbr\u003ePages: Tanning and foxing         ,          price clipped\u003cbr\u003eMarkings: No markings\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA bold and visceral work of literary fiction, An American Dream chronicles a single harrowing night in the life of Stephen Rojack — war hero, television personality, and professor — who murders his estranged wife and then navigates the surreal, morally treacherous aftermath across the underbelly of New York City. Mailer constructs a fever-dream narrative that argues the American pursuit of power, masculinity, and reinvention is inseparable from violence and self-destruction. The novel's tone is electric and unrelenting, blending existential philosophy with raw, visceral prose that pulls the reader through a world where magic, menace, and ambition collide. Rojack's descent — and strange ascent — illustrates Mailer's conviction that courage, in its most primal form, is the only currency that matters in a corrupt and indifferent society. First published in 1965, An American Dream remains one of the most provocative and polarizing novels of the twentieth century, a work that challenges comfortable moral boundaries at every turn.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48750298366171,"sku":"2026600000652-SECONDHAND","price":20.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/1212017b-87e1-4034-810b-64862421f4cd.png?v=1778093868","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026600000652-secondhand-an-american-dream","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}