{"product_id":"leviathan-9780140178135","title":"Leviathan","description":"\u003cb\u003eNATIONAL BESTSELLER - A \"compelling\" (\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e) novel of friendship, betrayal, estrangement, and the unpredictable intrusions of violence in the everyday--from \"a literary original who is perfecting a genre of his own\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Rich and complex . . . with fully fleshed characters, a fast-paced plot, thematic sophistication, and narrative cunning.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe Boston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Six days ago, a man blew himself up by the side of a road in northern Wisconsin.\" \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSo begins Peter Aaron's story about his best friend, Benjamin Sachs. Sachs had a marriage Aaron envied, an intelligence he admired, a world he shared. And then suddenly, after a near-fatal fall that might or might not have been intentional, Sachs disappeared. Now Aaron must piece together the life that led to Sach's death. His sole aim is to tell the truth and preserve it--before those who are investigating the case invent an account of their own. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eLeviathan \u003c\/i\u003eis a daring and immensely moving story by an author whom \u003ci\u003eThe Times Literary Supplement \u003c\/i\u003ehas called \"one of America's most spectacularly inventive writers.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePaul Auster \u003c\/b\u003eis the bestselling author of \u003ci\u003e4 3 2 1\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSunset Park\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Book of Illusions\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMoon Palace\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe New York Trilogy\u003c\/i\u003e, among many other works. In 2006, he was awarded the Prince of Asturias Prize for Literature. His other honors include the Prix Médicis étranger for \u003ci\u003eLeviathan\u003c\/i\u003e, the Independent Spirit Award for the screenplay of \u003ci\u003eSmoke\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e Book Prize for \u003ci\u003eBurning Boy\u003c\/i\u003e, and the Carlos Fuentes Prize for his body of work. His most recent novel, \u003ci\u003e4 3 2 1\u003c\/i\u003e, was shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize. He is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters and is a Commandeur de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres. His work has been translated into more than forty languages. He lives in Brooklyn, New York.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Penguin Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50603332632850,"sku":"9780140178135","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_6a30f10f-dd36-42b4-a80f-6d584d403b92.jpg?v=1732245996","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/leviathan-9780140178135","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}