The Fun Parts by Sam Lipsyte
VINTAGESTAN BOOKS Title: The Fun Parts by Sam Lipsyte. Summary: Sam Lipsyte's book is a "sublime mayhem" (according to Ben Fountain's enthusiastic review in the New York Times) "that deftly walks the line between hilarity and pathos." In these caustic, irreverent, and hilarious tales, the author depicts the more grotesque side of a middle class full of intellectual ambitions and ambitions for success, yet constantly stumbles into its own mediocrity. An inventive ne'er-do-well tries to make ends meet by posing as a nanny to chic new mothers in Brooklyn; a young boy unleashes his sadism in games of Dungeons & Dragons; the daughter of a Holocaust survivor falls in love with a young man covered in neo-Nazi tattoos; a former drug addict whose hard-hitting memoir topped the bestseller lists finds he's fallen out of favour with readers. Lipsyte’s relentless, subversive humour, coupled with his pyrotechnic style, have made him, by critics’ unanimous approval, one of the finest voices in contemporary American fiction. Author: Sam Lipsyte Publisher: Granta Books Year Published: 2013 Edition: 1st Edition Dimensions: 21.5cm x 13.5cm Binding type: Softcover ISBN: 9781847088031 Notes: SKU: VSS / 171 / G / 7338 / 5629 Condition Dust Jacket Condition: Not applicable Book condition: Very good. Bumps, creasing, handling marks, marks. Binding: Intact Pages: 229 pages
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