{"product_id":"lost-for-words-9781250069214","title":"Lost for Words","description":"\u003cp\u003eA SCABROUSLY FUNNY AND FIERCELY INTELLIGENT SATIRE OF THE LITERARY WORLD FROM THE ACCLAIMED AUTHOR OF THE PATRICK MELROSE NOVELS \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEdward St. Aubyn's Patrick Melrose novels were some of the most celebrated works of fiction of the past decade. Ecstatic praise came from a wide range of admirers, from literary superstars such as Zadie Smith, Francine Prose, Jeffrey Eugenides, and Michael Chabon to pop-culture icons such as Anthony Bourdain and January Jones. Now St. Aubyn returns with a hilariously smart send-up of a certain major British literary award. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe judges on the panel of the Elysian Prize for Literature must get through hundreds of submissions to find the best book of the year. Meanwhile, a host of writers are desperate for Elysian attention: the brilliant writer and serial heartbreaker Katherine Burns; the lovelorn debut novelist Sam Black; and Sonny, convinced that his magnum opus, The Mulberry Elephant, will take the literary world by storm. Things go terribly wrong when Katherine's publisher accidentally submits a cookery book in place of her novel; one of the judges finds himself in the middle of a scandal; and Sonny, aghast to learn his book isn't on the short list, seeks revenge. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eLost for Words\u003c\/i\u003e is a witty, fabulously entertaining satire that cuts to the quick of some of the deepest questions about the place of art in our celebrity-obsessed culture, and asks how we can ever hope to recognize real talent when everyone has an agenda.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEDWARD ST. AUBYN\u003c\/b\u003e was born in London in 1960. He is the author of a series of highly acclaimed novels about the Melrose family, including \u003ci\u003eAt Last\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMother's Milk\u003c\/i\u003e, which was shortlisted for the 2006 Man Booker Prize, as well as the novels \u003ci\u003eA Clue to the Exit \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eOn the Edge\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Picador USA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50848993050898,"sku":"9781250069214","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_aafd3b24-3ee2-4850-a0f4-c65a62b1c90e.jpg?v=1737385985","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/lost-for-words-9781250069214","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}