{"product_id":"genius-volume-34-paperback","title":"Genius: Volume 34 - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePatrick Dennis\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFollowing in the tradition of \u003ci\u003eAuntie Mame\u003c\/i\u003e, bestselling author Patrick Dennis turns his wicked satirical pen on the insane world of fictional film director Leander Starr. Fleeing the IRS, creditors, and jilted lovers, Starr holes up in a Mexico City apartment--Casa Ximenez--with his faithful valet, Alistair St. Regis. Soon others descend on the villa--Starr's ex-wife, his estranged socialite daughter, a shady Mexican film producer, a tax collector who has chased Starr around the world, and a dim young widow sitting on a fortune in laxative stock. Starr concocts a plan to distract them all: an abbreviated cinematic epic covering the history of Mexico titled \u003ci\u003eValley of the Vultures\u003c\/i\u003e, starring them. Will the scheme work? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In addition to Dennis's uproarious novel, this fresh edition includes a long-lost short story of Leander Starr, \"'Twas the Night Before Christmas in the Railway Station,\" as well as a new afterword by the author's son.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePatrick Dennis \u003c\/b\u003ewas the pen name of Edward Everett Tanner III. A celebrated author, and the fictional narrator of \u003ci\u003eAuntie Mame\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eLittle Me\u003c\/i\u003e, Dennis wrote 16 novels in all, many becoming longtime bestsellers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n        \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.1 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 01, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42702162067519,"sku":"9780912777467","price":20.39,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/c2cd6104a07c9ad84542d66167266cf4.webp?v=1765023390","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/genius-volume-34-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}