{"product_id":"thanks-9781628972955","title":"Thanks","description":"\u003ch2\u003eAbout Thanks by Pablo Katchadjian\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWith a twisted sense of humor and a heavy dose of fantasy, Katchadjian takes those things that are so common as to be ordinary-bad bosses, crazy significant others, descent into drug use-and sets them in a realm that brings to mind Kafka or Kojève.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOur narrator presents us with a constantly moving array of bizarre, philosophically tinged excitement: a slave rebellion in a strange castle on an unnamed island, an attack of flying worms made of ash which either represents Adam's sin or the Oedipal complex, a feral young woman who lives off the grid on whatever she can scrounge, and a hallucinatory root that throws the narrator into a black void, which he comes to fear he may never escape.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eAbout the Book\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThanks is a philosophical fiction novel that blends dark humor with surreal fantasy elements. Pablo Katchadjian crafts a narrative that transforms everyday struggles into extraordinary, thought-provoking scenarios. The novel features a narrator who guides readers through a series of interconnected bizarre events, each layered with philosophical meaning.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe story moves between multiple settings and situations: from a slave rebellion within a mysterious castle on an isolated island, to encounters with supernatural phenomena like ash-formed flying worms that symbolize deeper psychological concepts. A feral young woman surviving on the margins of society adds another dimension to the narrative, while the hallucinatory root sequence plunges the narrator into existential darkness.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePublished by Dalkey Archive Press in October 2019, this paperback edition makes Katchadjian's distinctive voice accessible to English-speaking readers through translator Priscilla Posada's work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKatchadjian, Pablo:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e Pablo Katchadjian was born in Buenos Aires in 1977. He is the author of three novels--\u003ci\u003eWhat To Do\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThanks\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eTotal Freedom\u003c\/i\u003e--and a wide array of short stories, poems, and essays. His artistic collaborations include an operatic adaptation of his work alongside the composer Lucas Fagin.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePosada, Priscilla:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e Priscilla Posada is a literary translator from Spanish to English. Her translations include Katchadjian's earlier novel \u003ci\u003eWhat To Do\u003c\/i\u003e, published by Dalkey Archive.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dalkey Archive Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50681434079506,"sku":"9781628972955","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_ba17fac0-23cf-46da-a9a7-d95a29a91dab.jpg?v=1733953346","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/thanks-9781628972955","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}