{"product_id":"rejection-by-tony-tulathimutte","title":"Rejection by Tony Tulathimutte","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eNATIONAL BESTSELLER • LONGLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD IN FICTION\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e•\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eA\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eBEST BOOK OF THE YEAR\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eFrom the Whiting and O. Henry–winning author of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003ePrivate Citizens\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e(“the first great millennial novel,”\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eNew York Magazine)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e, an electrifying novel-in-stories that follows a cast of intricately linked characters as rejection throws their lives and relationships into chaos.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSharply observant and outrageously funny, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eRejection\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eis a provocative plunge into the touchiest problems of modern life. The seven connected stories seamlessly transition between the personal crises of a complex ensemble and the comic tragedies of sex, relationships, identity, and the internet.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn “The Feminist,” a young man’s passionate allyship turns to furious nihilism as he realizes, over thirty lonely years, that it isn’t getting him laid. A young woman’s unrequited crush in “Pics” spirals into borderline obsession and the systematic destruction of her sense of self. And in “Ahegao; or, The Ballad of Sexual Repression,” a shy late bloomer’s flailing efforts at a first relationship leads to a life-upending mistake. As the characters pop up in each other’s dating apps and social media feeds, or meet in dimly lit bars and bedrooms, they reveal the ways our delusions can warp our desire for connection.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThese brilliant satires explore the underrated sorrows of rejection with the authority of a modern classic and the manic intensity of a manifesto. Audacious and unforgettable, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eRejection\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a stunning mosaic that redefines what it means to be rejected by lovers, friends, society, and oneself.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHardcover former library book in very good condition\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mt Lebanon Book Cellar","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44382113988788,"sku":"F - HC - MTL - SEO","price":4.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0504\/7097\/7716\/files\/911E86usFmL._SY466.jpg?v=1789149668","url":"https:\/\/mt-lebanon-book-cellar.myshopify.com\/products\/rejection-by-tony-tulathimutte","provider":"Mt Lebanon Book Cellar","version":"1.0","type":"link"}