{"product_id":"lost-for-words","title":"Lost for Words","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003eLost for Words\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003eEdward St Aubyn\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN: \u003c\/b\u003e9781250069214\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/b\u003ePicador\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished: \u003c\/b\u003e2015\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding: \u003c\/b\u003ePaperback\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage: \u003c\/b\u003eEnglish\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdition: \u003c\/b\u003eReprint\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNumber of Pages: \u003c\/b\u003e272\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Note: \u003c\/b\u003eExcellent, unmarked copy with little wear and tight binding. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders.\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher Description: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA scabrously funny and fiercely intelligent satire of the literary world from the acclaimed author of the Patrick Melrose novels. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEdward St. Aubyn is \"great at dissecting an entire social world\" (Michael Chabon, \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEdward St. Aubyn's Patrick Melrose novels were some of the most celebrated works of fiction of the past decade. Ecstatic praise came from a wide range of admirers, from literary superstars such as Zadie Smith, Francine Prose, Jeffrey Eugenides, and Michael Chabon to pop-culture icons such as Anthony Bourdain and January Jones. Now St. Aubyn returns with a hilariously smart send-up of a certain major British literary award. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe judges on the panel of the Elysian Prize for Literature must get through hundreds of submissions to find the best book of the year. Meanwhile, a host of writers are desperate for Elysian attention: the brilliant writer and serial heartbreaker Katherine Burns; the lovelorn debut novelist Sam Black; and Sonny, convinced that his magnum opus, The Mulberry Elephant, will take the literary world by storm. Things go terribly wrong when Katherine's publisher accidentally submits a cookery book in place of her novel; one of the judges finds himself in the middle of a scandal; and Sonny, aghast to learn his book isn't on the short list, seeks revenge. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eLost for Words\u003c\/i\u003e is a witty, fabulously entertaining satire that cuts to the quick of some of the deepest questions about the place of art in our celebrity-obsessed culture, and asks how we can ever hope to recognize real talent when everyone has an agenda.\u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Picador","offers":[{"title":"Lost for Words | Edward St Aubyn | Paperback | 9781250069214 | Used: Like New | Fiction 1739173","offer_id":50891503534338,"sku":"1739173","price":21.04,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0609\/3327\/5906\/files\/81Q1tUumM9L.jpg?v=1793124662","url":"https:\/\/boswellsbooks.com\/products\/lost-for-words","provider":"Boswell's Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}