{"product_id":"the-novelist","title":"The Novelist - A Novel","description":"\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\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. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\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.","brand":"Penguin Random House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51306085679392,"sku":"9781593767136","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0836\/3661\/7504\/files\/9781593767136.jpg?v=1772769528","url":"https:\/\/creativebysanchez.com\/es\/products\/the-novelist","provider":"Creative By Sanchez","version":"1.0","type":"link"}