{"product_id":"colossus-9781648211775","title":"Colossus","description":"\u003cb\u003eA stark and unsettling portrait of success, in the vein of Philip Roth and Jonathan Franzen, that revives the long-established intersection between ambition and corruption in the pursuit of the American dream.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTeddy Starr has it all. A beloved pastor in a small Midwestern town, a devoted husband and father of three, and a rising real estate magnate, he has built a life that gleams with virtue and success. Self-made in every sense, Teddy is a man of conviction, or at least it seems. But behind the pulpit and the polished smile lies a fractured past, and when a figure from that buried life reemerges, the once-sturdy walls of his world begin to fall. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs scandal and ambition collide, \u003ci\u003eColossus \u003c\/i\u003ebecomes the story of American hunger for reinvention and the blatant self-interest beneath its surface. Written with the moral gravity of Robert Penn Warren and the psychological insight of Philip Roth, Ross Barkan offers a timely update on the examination of the American identity in an age of performance and decay.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ross Barkan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Arcade Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/28\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.08lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.29h x 6.02w x 1.04d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781648211775\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2026 pg. 50\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/15\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRoss Barkan\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of five books, including the novel \u003ci\u003eGlass Century\u003c\/i\u003e. He's a contributing writer to the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, a columnist for \u003ci\u003eNew York Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, and the editor-in-chief of \u003ci\u003eThe Metropolitan Review\u003c\/i\u003e, a books and culture review publication.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Ross Barkan \/ Hardcover \/ English","offer_id":47897128632477,"sku":"9781648211775","price":35.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_07375093-9687-40f2-a1a5-bbabca0d9684.jpg?v=1778002384","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/colossus-9781648211775","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}