{"product_id":"on-the-ceiling-9780803263963","title":"On the Ceiling","description":"\u003ci\u003eOn the Ceiling\u003c\/i\u003e tells the story of a young man who wears a chair upside down on his head. He falls in love with a young woman named M line, and soon he and his friends move in with her and her family. They are disappointed by the life they find at M line's, however, and in search of something better they make the collective decision to move to the ceiling of her house, where they expect to find a more orderly, more rational, and less encumbered existence. \u003cp\u003e ric Chevillard's trademark is inventing characters who have little choice but to dream up the most hopelessly outlandish and breathtakingly brilliant schemes if they are to survive the rigors of their existence. He is fascinated by the imperious need we all feel to make life bearable and by the lengths to which we are willing to go in that pursuit. The characters in \u003ci\u003eOn the Ceiling\u003c\/i\u003e are prepared to go rather further than most of us. Chevillard, one of the most inventive young authors on the French literary scene, is the author of eight novels.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bison Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/01\/2000\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780803263963\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 135\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.53w x 0.38d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/28\/2000 pg. 57\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/25\/2000\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Eric Chevillard, \u0026#201;ric Chevillard","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36643669606556,"sku":"9780803263963","price":15.26,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_c72ec7b3-946f-4982-ab42-602d20d85d4d.jpg?v=1603857056","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/on-the-ceiling-9780803263963","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}