{"product_id":"novelist","title":"Novelist","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 \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.","brand":"Jordan Castro","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43093756969187,"sku":"9781593767136","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0356\/3906\/6759\/products\/9781593767136-us.jpg?v=1657040155","url":"https:\/\/littleprofessorbookshop.com\/products\/novelist","provider":"Little Professor","version":"1.0","type":"link"}