{"product_id":"our-man-a-novella-9781737927440","title":"Our Man: a novella","description":"\u003cp\u003eThree days in the life of a middle-aged man contemplating a change of profession while caring for his aging father, visiting his hospitalized brother, and catching up with a fascinating but disturbingly misogynistic childhood friend. All this while our unnamed narrator, our man, our hero, \"our representative though worrisome mensch,\" drifts into a challenging flirtation with a beautiful college girl he's met in a cafe. Originally drafted in 2012, \u003cem\u003eOur Man\u003c\/em\u003e inspired some of the themes treated in the film \u003cem\u003eWhere to Land\u003c\/em\u003e in 2025.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHartley, Hal:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Hal Hartley is the author of the novel, Our Lady of the Highway (2022), the poetry collection, Mischief (2024), and the writer and director of numerous films, the latest of which is Where to Land (Grand Prize, Lisbon Film Festival, 2025). He is a Chevalier de l'Ordre des Arts et des lettres of the Republic of France and an alumnus of the American Academy in Berlin.","brand":"Elboro Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51862332014866,"sku":"9781737927440","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_3854f8c5-6c5c-40b4-95eb-43d366c0c885.jpg?v=1767784439","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/our-man-a-novella-9781737927440","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}