{"product_id":"xstabeth-9781609457341","title":"Xstabeth","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA transcendent love letter to literature and music, \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eXstabeth \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eis an exciting new work from a writer who, book-by-book, is rewriting the rules of contemporary fiction.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAneliya's father dreams of becoming a great musician but his naivete and his unfashionable music suggest he will never be taken seriously. Her father's best friend, on the other hand, has a penchant for vodka, strip clubs, and moral philosophy. Aneliya is torn between love of the former and passion for the latter.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen an angelic presence named Xstabeth enters their lives Aneliya and her father's world is transformed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eA short, stylish novel with a big heart, humor, \u003cem\u003eXstabeth\u003c\/em\u003e moves from Russia to Scotland, touching upon the pathos of Russian literature and the Russian soul, the power of art and music to shape reality, and the metaphysics of golf while telling a moving father-daughter story in highly-charged, torrential prose. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKeenan, David:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDavid Keenan\u003c\/strong\u003e's \u003cem\u003eThis Is Memorial Device\u003c\/em\u003e won the Collyer Bristow Award for Debut Fiction and was shortlisted for the 2017 Gordon Burn Prize. His second novel, \u003cem\u003eFor the Good Times\u003c\/em\u003e won the 2019 Gordon Burn Prize. Edna O'Brien described reading his third novel, \u003cem\u003eXstabeth\u003c\/em\u003e (Europa, 2022), as \"feel[ing] like being cut open to the accompanying sound of ecstatic music.\" His fourth novel, \u003cem\u003eMonument Maker\u003c\/em\u003e, will also be published by Europa. He lives in Glasgow, Scotland.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Europa Editions","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50382343700754,"sku":"9781609457341","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_c593eb87-4277-4b37-ba24-7839d6861962.jpg?v=1728709695","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/xstabeth-9781609457341","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}