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Over the course of a single eventful day, John Hook emerges as a philosophical opponent to Stephen Conner, the facility’s officious young administrator, who is convinced he has found in bureaucratic order the sure path to his and others’ happiness.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe racy and provocative \u003cem\u003eRabbit, Run\u003c\/em\u003e (1960), one of the 100 best modern novels published in English according to \u003cem\u003eTime\u003c\/em\u003e magazine, introduces Updike’s most enduring protagonist, Harry “Rabbit” Angstrom, a onetime high school basketball star who, feeling constrained by his middle-class life, leaves his pregnant wife and two-year-old son. 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Set in Jamaica and the Caribbean during the early 20th century, the story follows Antoinette Cosway, a young Creole girl of mixed heritage who faces rejection and isolation from both the local black community and the colonial white society due to her family's poverty and her ambiguous social status. 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The narrative is divided into two distinct parts, beginning with Jesse's insomnia and impotence, reflecting his deep-seated anxieties about the changing social landscape marked by the civil rights movement and the escalating protests from African Americans. In his troubled thoughts, Jesse grapples with his role in a society that is beginning to confront its racist past, culminating in violent acts against black individuals to maintain his sense of control and power.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cimg\u003e\u003cimg\u003e\u003cimg\u003eAuthor: James Baldwin \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePublisher: Michael Joseph, Ltd. 1965\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEdition: Hardcover\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLanguage: English\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"MS\/PB Book","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52007416594746,"sku":null,"price":75.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0872\/6888\/4794\/files\/cargo-books-special-collection_0004_Layer32_01a8e39e-7784-47b4-ba21-d13577173801.jpg?v=1760639681"},{"product_id":"going-to-meet-the-man-copy","title":"The Times Are Never so Bad, Andre Dubus","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\" The Times Are Never So Bad\" By Andre Dubus, is a collection of s\u003c\/em\u003etories of men and women attempting to live together, to tell the truth as they see it (or don’t see it), and to survive the crises, and sometimes the violence, of domestic life. 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