{"product_id":"the-novelist-by-jordan-castro-9781593767136","title":"The Novelist","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Novelist\u003c\/em\u003e pays tribute to Nicholson Baker's \u003cem\u003eThe Mezzanine\u003c\/em\u003e and Thomas Bernhard's \u003cem\u003eWoodcutters\u003c\/em\u003e, but in the end is a wholly original novel about language and consciousness, the internet and social media, and addiction and recovery.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBrisk and shockingly witty, exuberantly scatological as well as deeply wise, \u003cem\u003eThe Novelist\u003c\/em\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e- Mary South, author of \u003cem\u003eYou Will Never Be Forgotten\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46555579842796,"sku":"9781593767136","price":63.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/12119913482755.jpg?v=1750105889","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.live\/products\/the-novelist-by-jordan-castro-9781593767136","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}