{"product_id":"the-novelist-9781593767136","title":"The Novelist","description":"\u003cb\u003eBrisk and shockingly witty, exuberantly scatological as well as deeply wise, \u003ci\u003eThe Novelist\u003c\/i\u003e is a delight. Jordan Castro is a rare new talent: an author highly attuned to the traditions he is working within while also offering a refreshingly fun sendup of life beset by the endless scroll. --Mary South, author of \u003ci\u003eYou Will Never Be Forgotten\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn Jordan Castro's inventive, funny, and surprisingly tender first novel, we follow a young man over the course of a single morning as he tries and fails to write an autobiographical novel, finding himself instead drawn into the infinite spaces of Twitter, quotidian rituals, and his own mind. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe act of making coffee prompts a reflection on the limits of self-knowledge; an editor's embarrassing tweet sparks rage at the literary establishment; a meditation on first person versus third examines choice and action; an Instagram post about the ethics of having children triggers mimetic rivalry; the act of doing the dishes is at once ordinary and profound: one of the many small commitments that make up a life of stability. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Novelist: A Novel\u003c\/i\u003e pays tribute to Nicholson Baker's \u003ci\u003eThe Mezzanine\u003c\/i\u003e and Thomas Bernhard's \u003ci\u003eWoodcutters\u003c\/i\u003e, but in the end is a wholly original novel about language and consciousness, the internet and social media, and addiction and recovery.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJordan Castro\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of two poetry books and the former editor of \u003ci\u003eNew York Tyrant Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e. He is from Cleveland, Ohio. \u003ci\u003eThe Novelist \u003c\/i\u003eis his first novel.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Soft Skull","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50525779427602,"sku":"9781593767136","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_c97429ef-c17d-4104-8d9b-b7cedcb3354a.jpg?v=1731237938","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-novelist-9781593767136","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}