The Novelist

Brisk and shockingly witty, exuberantly scatological as well as deeply wise, The Novelist is a delight. Jordan...
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Author: Jordan Castro
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Language: English
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The Novelist by Castro, Jordan

The Novelist

Dhs. 127.54

The Novelist

Dhs. 127.54
Author: Jordan Castro
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Brisk and shockingly witty, exuberantly scatological as well as deeply wise, The Novelist 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 You Will Never Be Forgotten

In 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.

The 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.

The Novelist: A Novel pays tribute to Nicholson Baker's The Mezzanine and Thomas Bernhard's Woodcutters, but in the end is a wholly original novel about language and consciousness, the internet and social media, and addiction and recovery.

Author: Jordan Castro
Publisher: Soft Skull
Published: 06/14/2022
Pages: 208
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.70lbs
Size: 8.11h x 5.12w x 0.87d
ISBN: 9781593767136


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 04/01/2022
Publishers Weekly 04/04/2022
Booklist 05/01/2022 pg. 29

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