{"product_id":"the-rincon-notebooks","title":"The Rincón Notebooks","description":"\u003cp\u003eTold through the eyes of an ex-pat professor of American literature, author Norman Fischer describes \u003cem\u003eThe Rincón Notebooks\u003c\/em\u003e as \"... a postmodern update of Hunter S. Thompson's \u003cem\u003eThe Rum Diary\u003c\/em\u003e and Hemingway's \u003cem\u003eThe Sun Also Rises\u003c\/em\u003e \" while surfing historian Scott Laderman says \"if Hunter S. Thompson wrote about surfing it would probably look a lot like \u003cem\u003eThe Rincón Notebooks\u003c\/em\u003e. Sex, drugs, surf, and Buddhism \u003cem\u003eThe Rincón Notebooks\u003c\/em\u003e has it all.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Rincón Notebooks\u003c\/em\u003e will challenge the non-surfing reader's notions of just about everything and for those familiar with surf culture and the pitfalls of colonialism it will strike even deeper chords.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBrian Unger\u003c\/strong\u003e the author of \u003cem\u003eThe \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eRincón Notebooks\u003c\/em\u003e studied medieval and classical literature and languages at C.C.N.Y. studied Zen Buddhism at San Francisco Zen Center and earned an M.A. in English at New York University and a Ph.D. in English \u0026amp; American Literature at The CUNY Graduate Center. He is editor and publisher of \u003cem\u003eZen Monster\u003c\/em\u003e a journal of art literature religion and politics relative to the practice of buddhism in North America and Europe. His critical edition of Zen monk Philip Whalen's journals \u003cem\u003eBowed Some \u0026amp; Chanted A Little: The Literary Journals of Philip Whalen 1948 - 1990\u003c\/em\u003e is due out in late 2018. Unger lives in \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRincón \u003c\/em\u003e Puerto Rico where he is writing a sequel to \u003cem\u003eThe \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eRincón Notebooks\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Default\"\u003e\"If Hunter S. Thompson wrote about surfing it would probably look a lot like Brian Unger's \u003cem\u003eThe \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eRincón Notebooks\u003c\/em\u003e. Sex drugs surf and Buddhism \u003cem\u003eThe \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eRincón Notebooks\u003c\/em\u003e has it all. \" - scott laderman university of minnesota author of \u003cem\u003eempire in waves: a political history of surfing\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Default\"\u003e\"This novel perfectly encapsulates the ex-pat surfing culture of Rincón within the broader historical frame of the Puerto Rican nation. It is a must-read for surfers Puerto Ricans and any North American who wants a true taste of Caribbean life on this island. \" - fiore de castro artist, Rincón surfer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Default\"\u003e\"Set in a surf town on Puerto Rico's far west coast this cockeyed novel is a postmodern update of Hunter S. Thompson's \u003cem\u003eThe Rum Diary\u003c\/em\u003e and Hemingway's \u003cem\u003eThe Sun Also Rises\u003c\/em\u003e. Like its protagonist Brendan McGuinness author Brian Unger is a Marxist Zen Buddhist surfer-intellectual a literary scholar and professor trying to figure out the flotsam and jetsam of his life while having drinks with many friends who are doing the same. This is a smart funny sad read a must for the surfing community. \" - norman fischer noted poet and zen priest author of\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eexperience: thinking writing language and religion\u003c\/em\u003e (essays).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Default\"\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eThe Rincón Notebooks\u003c\/em\u003e is an intriguing and insightful yarn about surfing colonialism love and life. It will challenge non-surfing readers' notions of just about anything and for those familiar with surf culture and the pitfalls of colonialism it will strike even deeper chords. \" - steve fitzpatrick, photographer-author of \u003cem\u003epuerto rico\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e's\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003esurf culture.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Itasca Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54526321164563,"sku":"9780989922852","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0948\/3521\/2563\/files\/img_proxy_cc857932-1c0f-40b5-a93c-c811ab91d86f.jpg?v=1785850774","url":"https:\/\/danuc.net\/products\/the-rincon-notebooks","provider":"Danu's Wardrobe","version":"1.0","type":"link"}