{"product_id":"9780312243326","title":"The Thanatos Syndrome : A Novel","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eThe Thanatos Syndrome\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Walker Percy\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eReturning home to the small Louisiana parish where he had praticed psychiatry, Dr. Tom More quickly notices something strange occuring with the townfolk, a loss of inhibitions.  Behind this mystery is a dangerous plot drug the local water supply, and a discovery that takes More into the underside of the American search for happiness.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e“There is ample evidence of Percy's brilliance in \u003ci\u003eThe Thanatos Syndrome\u003c\/i\u003e - the droll Dixie anthropology, the pitch-perfect dialogue, the sheer intelligence everywhere on the page.... It is splendidly, uproariously catholic, as well.” —\u003ci\u003eDouglas Bauer, Atlantic Monthly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9780312243326\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Picador","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40594776719566,"sku":"9780312243326","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_a4bb5963-0a30-4803-9d65-aeb885d9cdbc.jpg?v=1637817527","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9780312243326","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}