{"product_id":"the-anthropologists-9781639736683","title":"The Anthropologists","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eONE OF BARACK OBAMA'S FAVORITE BOOKS OF THE YEAR\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD LONGLIST * NAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY THE \u003ci\u003eNEW YORKER\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTIME\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePUBLISHERS WEEKLY\u003c\/i\u003e, AND \u003ci\u003eELECTRIC LITERATURE\u003c\/i\u003e * A DAKOTA JOHNSON x TEATIME BOOK CLUB PICK * \u003ci\u003eVULTURE \u003c\/i\u003e#1 BOOK OF THE YEAR * A \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW\u003c\/i\u003e EDITORS' CHOICE SELECTION\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eThe Anthropologists\u003c\/i\u003e is mesmerizing; I felt I read it in a single breath.\" -Garth Greenwell\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Savas is an author who simply, and astoundingly, knows.\" -Bryan Washington\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAsya and Manu are looking at apartments, envisioning their future in a foreign city. What should their life here look like? What rituals will structure their days? Whom can they consider family? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs the young couple dreams about the possibilities of each new listing, Asya, a documentarian, gathers footage from the neighborhood like an anthropologist observing local customs. \"Forget about daily life,\" chides her grandmother on the phone. \"We named you for a whole continent and you're filming a park.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBack in their home countries parents age, grandparents get sick, nieces and nephews grow up-all just slightly out of reach. But Asya and Manu's new world is growing, too, they hope. As they open the horizons of their lives, what and whom will they hold onto, and what will they need to release? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eUnfolding over a series of apartment viewings, late-night conversations, last rounds of drinks and lazy breakfasts, \u003ci\u003eThe Anthropologists\u003c\/i\u003e is a soulful examination of homebuilding and modern love, written with Aysegül Savas' distinctive elegance, warmth, and humor.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAysegül Savas\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of the novels \u003ci\u003eThe Anthropologists\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWhite on White\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eWalking on the Ceiling\u003c\/i\u003e; the story collection \u003ci\u003eLong Distance\u003c\/i\u003e; and the nonfiction book \u003ci\u003eThe Wilderness\u003c\/i\u003e. Her work has been translated into seven languages and her stories appear regularly in the \u003ci\u003eNew Yorker. \u003c\/i\u003eShe lives in Paris.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51424495796498,"sku":"9781639736683","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_c84a8ac6-ae6c-4bf3-904d-5bb7e43b6ddf.jpg?v=1751380795","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-anthropologists-9781639736683","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}