{"product_id":"amputation-9781648211614","title":"Amputation","description":"\u003ci\u003eAMPUTATION \u003c\/i\u003eis the first novel to be written about the inferno that obliterated two Los Angeles cities in January of 2025. Major characters are comedian Stephen Colbert; Karen Bass; a Timothée Chalamet stunt double; a fiercely pro-Palestinian heiress and her Zionist father; disgraced \u003ci\u003eGrey's Anatomy \u003c\/i\u003ewriter Elisabeth Finch and a failed indie film producer----along with an assorted battalion of ordinary people, opportunists, and looters. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A fable drenched in hyperrealism, \u003ci\u003eAMPUTATION \u003c\/i\u003eis a burnt jewel box showcasing Wagner's transcendent, scabrously poetic powers as he explores the lives (and deaths) of the fire victims, and the consequences of dereliction, delusion, incompetence----and impermanence. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBruce Wagner\u003c\/b\u003e has written fourteen novels, including the famous \"Cellphone Trilogy,\"--\u003ci\u003eI'm Losing You\u003c\/i\u003e (PEN USA finalist), \u003ci\u003eI'll Let You Go\u003c\/i\u003e, and\u003ci\u003e Still Holding\u003c\/i\u003e--and the PEN\/Faulkner-finalist \u003ci\u003eChrysanthemum Palace\u003c\/i\u003e. His more recent titles include \u003ci\u003eROAR: American Master\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Met Gala \u0026amp; Tales of Saints and Seekers\u003c\/i\u003e. He wrote the screenplay for David Cronenberg's \u003ci\u003eMaps to the Stars\u003c\/i\u003e, for which Julianne Moore won Best Actress at the Cannes Film Festival in 2014. He lives in Los Angeles.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Arcade Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51615611846930,"sku":"9781648211614","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_2c282ee5-6d4f-460f-a05a-80572f71fc68.jpg?v=1758105689","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/amputation-9781648211614","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}