Super Short Summary

The Bushwhacked Piano by Thomas McGuane, published in 1971, follows Nicholas Payne, a failed law student who abandons traditional aspirations for a road trip across the American South in pursuit of Ann Fitzgerald, a spirited heiress seeking independence. With an eccentric con man, CJ Clovis, as his companion, Nick encounters a series of surreal events and peculiar characters, all underscored by McGuane's distinctive, lyrical prose. - The novel contains depictions of explicit sexual content.