Service

John Tottenham

ISBN 10: 1805227025 / ISBN 13: 9781805227021

Verlag: Profile Books Ltd Nov 2025, 2025

Neuware -A PARIS REVIEW BOOK OF THE YEAR'Highly accomplished, deeply satisfying . I marked up almost every page' TLS'Laugh-out-loud funny' DAILY MAIL'My favourite nihilistic romantic' RACHEL KUSHNER'A brutally honest, insightful, intelligent and absolutely hilarious novel' MICHAEL IMPERIOLIWhat's this book about Is there a restroom Do you have gluten-free bagels Do you work here Do you have a restroom Do I buy books or rent books or what Still a bookseller in his late forties, Sean knows that the worst thing about a bookshop is the customers. Then there's the gift-wrapping, the invoicing, the Yelp reviews. The overwhelming sense of self-loathing after another day of not writing a novel yourself. While Sean's book remains unfinished, his city has changed around him. As have friends and acquaintances, at least the ones who keep in touch. The service industry is different, too. But what, or whom, is he serving anyway Biting, hilarious and self-aware, John Tottenham's debut novel is a razor-sharp dissection of gentrification, friendship, jealousy and the role of literature in a digital age. 336 pp. Englisch. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 9781805227021

Inhaltsangabe:

Life at a bookstore in LA through the eyes of a cynical English bookseller - irascible, witty and darkly humourous at his own expense and that of his unfortunate customers

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor: John Tottenham is a British-born artist and writer living in Los Angeles. He is the author of four volumes of poetry and writes a column in Artillery, and his paintings and drawings have been exhibited in solo shows in LA and New York. Service is his first novel.

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Service
Verlag: Profile Books Ltd Nov 2025
Erscheinungsdatum: 2025
Einband: Taschenbuch
Zustand: Neu