{"product_id":"sterling-karat-gold-9781644452134","title":"Sterling Karat Gold","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLike Franz Kafka's \u003ci\u003eThe Trial \u003c\/i\u003efor the post-truth era, at once \"surreal, polemical, and fun\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e). \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSterling Beckenbauer is plunged into a terrifying and nonsensical world one morning when they are attacked, then unfairly arrested, in their neighborhood in London. With the help of their friends, Sterling hosts a trial of their own in order to exonerate themselves and to hold the powers that be to account. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eSterling Karat Gold\u003c\/i\u003e, in the words of Kamila Shamsie, is \"a madly brilliant and deeply sane novel that reveals surrealism as possibly the most effective way of talking about the political moment we find ourselves in.\" In it, Isabel Waidner concocts a world replete with bullfighters, high fashion, DIY theater, the Beach Boys, and time-traveling spaceships. The acclaimed winner of the 2021 Goldsmiths Prize for fiction that breaks the mold and extends the possibilities of the form, this novel explores the phantasmagoric nature of contemporary life, especially for nonbinary migrants, and daringly revises how solidarity and justice might be sought and won. \u003ci\u003eSterling Karat Gold\u003c\/i\u003e couldn't be a better North American introduction to a writer with an irresistible style and unforgettable vision.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Graywolf Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/07\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781644452134\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.75h x 5.00w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/12\/2022\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Isabel Waidner","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42561919615157,"sku":"9781644452134","price":13.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_a63fc981-7a0c-495c-8478-0f44aae06986.jpg?v=1670942968","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/sterling-karat-gold-9781644452134","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}