{"title":"Thomas Berger","description":"Thomas Berger, whom the Times Literary Supplement has called \"one of the century's most important writers,\" is the author of twenty-three novels. Little Big Man has been published in more than fifty editions throughout the world.","products":[{"product_id":"little-big-man-paperback","title":"Little Big Man - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"The truth is always made up of little particulars which sound ridiculous when repeated.\"\u003c\/i\u003e So says Jack Crabb, the 111-year-old narrator of Thomas Berger's 1964 masterpiece of American fiction, \u003ci\u003eLittle Big Man\u003c\/i\u003e. Berger claimed the Western as serious literature with this savage and epic account of one man's extraordinary double life.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAfter surviving the massacre of his pioneer family, ten-year-old Jack is adopted by an Indian chief who nicknames him Little Big Man. As a Cheyenne, he feasts on dog, loves four wives, and sees his people butchered by horse soldiers commanded by General George Armstrong Custer. Later, living as a white man once more, he hunts the buffalo to near-extinction, tangles with Wyatt Earp, cheats Wild Bill Hickok, and fights in the Battle of Little Bighorn alongside Custer himself--a man he'd sworn to kill. Hailed by \u003ci\u003eThe Nation\u003c\/i\u003e as \"a seminal event,\" \u003ci\u003eLittle Big Man\u003c\/i\u003e is a singular literary achievement that, like its hero, only gets better with age. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eLittle Big Man\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"An epic such as Mark Twain might have given us.\"\u003cb\u003e--Henry Miller\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"The very best novel ever about the American West.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Spellbinding . . . [Crabb] surely must be one of the most delightfully absurd fictional fossils ever unearthed.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Superb . . . Berger's success in capturing the points of view and emotional atmosphere of a vanished era is uncanny. His skill in characterization, his narrative power and his somewhat cynical humor are all outstanding.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50619381907679,"sku":"9780385298292","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/0RA8J-m_sS9780385298292.webp?v=1785461329"},{"product_id":"the-return-of-little-big-man-paperback","title":"The Return of Little Big Man - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eJack Crabb, hero of Little Big Man and beloved chronicler of the Wild West, is back in the saddle again. This time he meets, drinks with, and rides with Bat Masterson, Annie Oakley, and Doc Holliday, and even travels with Buffalo Bill Cody to meet Queen Victoria. Part mischief, part historical fact, The Return of Little BigMan is a true literary achievement and a rollicking good read.\u003cbr\u003e-- Tremendously well reviewed, this sequel is a hit with critics and readers alike.\u003cbr\u003e-- The perfect book for any lover of Westerns, Mark Twain, and Berger himself.\u003cbr\u003e-- With a lovable hero, an action-packed story, a true Wild West setting, and scrupulous historical detail, The Return of Little BigMan has crossover appeal for readers of both history and fiction.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50619381973215,"sku":"9780316091176","price":28.78,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/spFD8vPDG09780316091176.webp?v=1785461332"}],"url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/collections\/thomas-berger.oembed","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}