{"product_id":"with-their-hearts-in-their-boots-9781962728027","title":"With Their Hearts in Their Boots","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA raucous, macabre tale of failure from the filmmaker-turned-writer whose work has garnered cultish attention in recent years\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGeorges Maman is a down-and-out actor sinking into despair and no longer able to scrape by, failing to make his mark even in the porno industry; Dagonard is a loudmouthed camera assistant who executes his refusal to read a room with almost surgical skill. Their paths cross one evening in a bar, and the two proceed to share a night in Paris: drink, dinner and psychological torture. Drawing from his own aborted career as an assistant director in the film industry, Jean-Pierre Martinet's last novel (before he quit writing) describes a sordid, cynical and disturbingly humorous descent into the hell of failure and the company we keep there. \u003ci\u003eWith Their Hearts in Their Boots\u003c\/i\u003e is joined by \"At the Back of the Courtyard on the Right,\" an equally dark and lengthy poetic essay inspired by the work of Henri Calet, a kindred literary spirit whose dimmed star Martinet helped to resuscitate through his brief career as a literary critic.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJean-Pierre Martinet\u003c\/b\u003e (1944-93) wrote only a handful of novels, including what is largely regarded as his masterpiece: the psychosexual study of horror and madness \u003ci\u003eJ?r?me\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWilliam Boyle\u003c\/b\u003e is from Brooklyn. His books include \u003ci\u003eGravesend\u003c\/i\u003e, which was nominated for the Grand Prix de Litt?rature Polici?re in France.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Wakefield Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50911497191698,"sku":"9781962728027","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_06f5778c-7201-4550-81b5-c7fdd9281157.jpg?v=1738745428","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/with-their-hearts-in-their-boots-9781962728027","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}