{"product_id":"what-to-do-9781564787057","title":"What to Do","description":"A nameless narrator and his friend Alberto move through a constantly morphing continuum of dream-like situations while discussing philosophy, literature, and war. The impossible question of an enormous student in a lecture hall at an English university sets off a series of alternate paths that open before them like a fan. In taverns, boats, and plazas, the two protagonists discuss John Donne, Lawrence of Arabia, and Lenin with English students, a group of young and old women, and eight hundred drinkers, all the while being dropped from one strange place into the next. A remarkable work of refined surreal comedy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePosada, Priscilla:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Priscilla Posada is a literary translator from Spanish into English. She​ is currently working on a translation of Pablo Katchadjian's novel \u003ci\u003eThanks\u003c\/i\u003e.​","brand":"Dalkey Archive Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50420192772370,"sku":"9781564787057","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_c7948f8d-4050-4ebc-ab54-c0fc49da35fe.jpg?v=1729491279","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/what-to-do-9781564787057","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}