{"product_id":"the-dunning-kruger-effect-9781668020203","title":"The Dunning-Kruger Effect","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eDarkly, deeply funny, and acclaimed abroad, this biting satire\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\" (\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e) follows a\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003en over-educated, under-employed man as he struggles to complete his novel and get his life together over the course of one scorching Swedish summer.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eConvinced of his own moral and intellectual superiority, the nameless protagonist of this debut novel is also paralyzed by self-consciousness. Yet, inspired by Stephen King's \u003ci\u003eOn Writing\u003c\/i\u003e, he decides to dedicate four hours a day to work on his own novel over the course of one summer. Only, he must also balance his creative goals with a part-time government job and looking after his girlfriend's possibly brain-damaged Pomeranian dog. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eToo bad he's uninspired by his job, almost kills the dog, and realizes his novel is slowly morphing into misguided fan fiction about French writer and \u003ci\u003eenfant terrible\u003c\/i\u003e Michel Houellebecq. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEven when he's alone, he can't help but pontificate before an imagined audience, making over-the-top cases for and against all manner of culture war battles and obsessing over identity politics. He's an emblem of all the follies of our age--happily unaware that in his refusal to be ordinary, he's become a walking cliché of misguided manhood. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Dunning-Kruger Effect\u003c\/i\u003e is a portrait of a person belatedly coming of age, a blistering takedown of a privileged man who believes he's a revolutionary, and \"a crackling firework display of comic brilliance\" (\u003ci\u003eSvenska Dagbladet\u003c\/i\u003e, Sweden).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAndrés Stoopendaal is a Swedish author and literary critic. He ran the literary magazine \u003ci\u003eDokument\u003c\/i\u003e for several years and debuted as an author in 2011 with the novel \u003ci\u003eMasquerade\u003c\/i\u003e. He is also the author of two critically acclaimed poetry collections.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Atria Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51384317575442,"sku":"9781668020203","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_b7523399-c3d8-4786-a865-c5d9e7f7be98.jpg?v=1752578416","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-dunning-kruger-effect-9781668020203","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}