{"product_id":"stockholm-9780063310803","title":"Stockholm","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Hilarious, refreshing, tightly plotted, and vividly written. An irresistible read.\"--Jonas Jonasson, #1 \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eThe 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out The Window And Disappeared\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"A seriously funny take on death and dying.\" --\u003cem\u003eKirkus Reviews, \u003c\/em\u003e starred review\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn ingeniously plotted dark comedy by Noa Yedlin, \"a master at tone\" (\u003cem\u003eKirkus Reviews, \u003c\/em\u003e starred review) about aging and friendship following a tight-knit circle of seniors as they attempt to hide the death of one of their best friends so he can win the Nobel Prize for Economics.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAvishay is up for the Nobel Prize for Economics. There's just one problem--he's dead. His four closest friends agree that the well-earned prize must stay within his grasp, and so conspire to conceal Avishay's corpse until the committee's announcement. The potential of a glorious legacy for their late friend - and by extension, for them all - is only a mere eight days away. What could go wrong?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach member of the quartet has their own motive for the scheme. Zohara, Avishay's longtime secret lover, needs her widowhood acknowledged through an inheritance. Amos, a less successful academic than his late friend, is proving he can overcome his jealousy. Insecure magnate Yehuda needs the association to promote his own upcoming book. And Nili, a divorcee chafing against her grandmotherly expectations, thrills at the adventure.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTheir plan starts out simple: turn up the AC, take shifts watching the apartment, forge texts and emails on the deceased's behalf. But as the days pass, they are confronted with surprise visitors, hidden motives, deep-seated resentments and the devices of nature herself. How far will this foursome go to help their friend die a winner?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePacked into a drama-filled week, bristling with insight and dark humor, \u003cem\u003eStockholm \u003c\/em\u003eoffers a refreshingly honest consideration of the age when we begin to measure the sum of our lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eYedlin, Noa:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNoa Yedlin\u003c\/strong\u003e is a bestselling Israeli author, the recipient of the Sapir Prize and the Prime Minister's Prize for Hebrew Literary Works. Yedlin is also the creator of an award-winning television series based on the original edition of \u003cem\u003eStockholm\u003c\/em\u003e, which was published in Israel in 2016.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJessica Cohen\u003c\/strong\u003e is a renowned literary translator of Israeli works. Her translation of David Grossman's novel \u003cem\u003eA Horse Walks into a Bar\u003c\/em\u003e received the 2017 Man Booker International Prize, a National Jewish Book Award, and was shortlisted for the PEN Translation Prize.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harpervia","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50892429426962,"sku":"9780063310803","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_bc80e9e4-c070-457d-b637-0d680ca32331.jpg?v=1751125297","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/stockholm-9780063310803","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}