{"product_id":"the-novelist-9781593767136","title":"The Novelist","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eBrisk and shockingly witty, exuberantly scatological as well as deeply wise, \u003ci\u003eThe Novelist\u003c\/i\u003e is a delight. Jordan Castro is a rare new talent: an author highly attuned to the traditions he is working within while also offering a refreshingly fun sendup of life beset by the endless scroll. --Mary South, author of \u003ci\u003eYou Will Never Be Forgotten\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn Jordan Castro's inventive, funny, and surprisingly tender first novel, we follow a young man over the course of a single morning as he tries and fails to write an autobiographical novel, finding himself instead drawn into the infinite spaces of Twitter, quotidian rituals, and his own mind. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe act of making coffee prompts a reflection on the limits of self-knowledge; an editor's embarrassing tweet sparks rage at the literary establishment; a meditation on first person versus third examines choice and action; an Instagram post about the ethics of having children triggers mimetic rivalry; the act of doing the dishes is at once ordinary and profound: one of the many small commitments that make up a life of stability. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Novelist: A Novel\u003c\/i\u003e pays tribute to Nicholson Baker's \u003ci\u003eThe Mezzanine\u003c\/i\u003e and Thomas Bernhard's \u003ci\u003eWoodcutters\u003c\/i\u003e, but in the end is a wholly original novel about language and consciousness, the internet and social media, and addiction and recovery.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Soft Skull\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/14\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781593767136\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/04\/2022\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Jordan Castro","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42059325898933,"sku":"9781593767136","price":20.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_fc2d1f57-ba41-4696-88fa-8f2df0af2c3e.jpg?v=1650342579","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-novelist-9781593767136","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}