{"product_id":"from-lone-mountain-9781770462953","title":"From Lone Mountain","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): John Porcellino\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Drawn \u0026amp; Quarterly\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Drawn \u0026amp; Quarterly\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Literary\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA view of America--as seen in small towns, rural roads, and its overlooked in-between places\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJohn Porcellino makes his love of home and of nature the anchors in an increasingly turbulent world. He slows down and visits the forests, fields, streams, and overgrown abandoned lots that surround every city. He studies the flora and fauna around us. He looks at the overlooked. Porcellino also digs deep into a quintessential American endeavour--the road trip. Uprooting his comfortable life several times in \u003ci\u003eFrom Lone Mountain\u003c\/i\u003e, John drives through the country weaving from small town to small town, experiencing America in slow motion, avoiding the sameness of airports and overwhelming hustle of major cities. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eFrom Lone Mountain \u003c\/i\u003ecollects stories from Porcellino's influential zine \u003ci\u003eKing-Cat\u003c\/i\u003e--John enters a new phase of his life, as he remarries and decides to leave his beloved second home Colorado for San Francisco. Grand themes of \u003ci\u003eKing-Cat\u003c\/i\u003e are visited and stated more eloquently than ever before: serendipity, memory, and the quest for meaning in the everyday. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOver the past three decades, Porcellino's beloved \u003ci\u003eKing-Cat\u003c\/i\u003e has offered solace to his readers: his gentle observational stories take the pulse of everyday life and reveal beauty in the struggle to keep going.","brand":"Drawn \u0026 Quarterly","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45355837751447,"sku":"9781770462953","price":1645.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781770462953.webp?v=1767671211","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/from-lone-mountain-9781770462953","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}