{"product_id":"duanes-depressed-9780743230155","title":"Duane's Depressed","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Larry McMurtry\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Simon \u0026amp; Schuster\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Simon \u0026amp; Schuster\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Literary\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFunny, sad, full of wonderful characters and the word-perfect dialogue of which he is the master, McMurtry brings the Thalia saga to an end with Duane confronting depression in the midst of plenty.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSurrounded by his children, who all seem to be going through life crises involving sex, drugs, and violence; his wife, Karla, who is wrestling with her own demons; and friends like Sonny, who seem to be dying, Duane can't seem to make sense of his life anymore. He gradually makes his way through a protracted end-of-life crisis of which he is finally cured by reading Proust's \u003ci\u003eRemembrance of Things Past\u003c\/i\u003e, a combination of penance, and prescription from Dr. Carmichael that somehow works. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eDuane's Depressed\u003c\/i\u003e is the work of a powerful, mature artist, with a deep understanding of the human condition, a profound ability to write about small-town life, and perhaps the surest touch of any American novelist for the tangled feelings that bind and separate men and women.","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45409425653911,"sku":"9780743230155","price":1304.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780743230155.webp?v=1767672376","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/duanes-depressed-9780743230155","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}