{"product_id":"devouring-time-jim-harrison-a-writers-life-todd-goddard-hardcover","title":"Devouring Time: Jim Harrison, a Writer's Life -- Todd Goddard, Hardcover","description":"\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ci\u003eDevouring Time\u003c\/i\u003e is the definitive biography of Jim Harrison--one of America's most beloved writers--and a penetrating deep dive into the life of the talent behind \u003ci\u003eLegends of the Fall\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDalva\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eTrue North\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJim Harrison (1937-2016) was widely considered one of the finest voices of his generation. His twenty-one books of fiction and fourteen books of poetry influenced a generation of writers. Harrison helped to shape the course of contemporary American literature, revitalizing in particular the novella form, of which he was a recognized master.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHarrison's literary achievements were matched only by the literary persona that he cultivated during a fecund time in American letters and in the company of a remarkable cohort of friends, writers, actors, and artists, including Thomas McGuane, Peter Matthiessen, Jimmy Buffett, and Jack Nicholson. His articles for such magazines as \u003ci\u003eSports Illustrated\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePlayboy\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eEsquire\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eOutside \u003c\/i\u003ein the 1970s won him a loyal readership who reveled in his high spirits and prodigious appetites.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor all his notoriety as a writer of prose, however, poetry remained his first and longest-abiding love. He cherished his geographic remoteness from what he called the \"dream coasts\" of New York City and Los Angeles, preferring to hunt, fish, and drink in the backwoods bars of Michigan, Arizona, and Montana.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBased on more than one hundred original interviews and drawing upon Harrison's collected papers, \u003ci\u003eDevouring Time \u003c\/i\u003eis the first and only literary biography of this beloved author, whose playful, irreverent, and spiritual work continues to find and delight new readers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Todd Goddard\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Blackstone Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublished:\u003c\/strong\u003e 11\/4\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 558\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.65 lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9.1\" H x 6.4\" L x 1.8\" W\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9781799902362\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Flowerburst","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50829427671344,"sku":"9781799902362","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2712\/8368\/files\/9781799902362.jpg?v=1774381973","url":"https:\/\/flowerburst.co\/products\/devouring-time-jim-harrison-a-writers-life-todd-goddard-hardcover","provider":"Flowerburst","version":"1.0","type":"link"}