{"product_id":"impossible-vacation-paperback","title":"Impossible Vacation - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSpalding Gray\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHaving detailed the agonies of writing a book in his monologue Monster in a Box, Spalding Gray now gives us the monster itself: a convulsively funny, unexpectedly moving novel about a man eternally searching for a moment of protected pleasure even as he is permanently incapable of finding it. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBrewster North witnesses his mother's madness but misses her suicide; searches frantically for enlightenment in the Poconos and zipless sex in India; suffers family ennui in Rhode Island and a nervous breakdown in Amsterdam. In the process he emerges as a hilariously complex everyman. And as Gray narrates his hero's free fall, he confirms his own stature as one of our funniest, most eccentric, and most engaging storytellers.\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eHaving detailed the agonies of writing a book in his monologue Monster in a Box, Spalding Gray now gives us the monster itself: a convulsively funny, unexpectedly moving novel about a man eternally searching for a moment of protected pleasure even as he is permanently incapable of finding it. \u003cbr\u003eBrewster North witnesses his mother's madness but misses her suicide; searches frantically for enlightenment in the Poconos and zipless sex in India; suffers family ennui in Rhode Island and a nervous breakdown in Amsterdam. In the process he emerges as a hilariously complex everyman. And as Gray narrates his hero's free fall, he confirms his own stature as one of our funniest, most eccentric, and most engaging storytellers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eHaving detailed the agonies of writing a book in his monologue Monster In A Box, Spalding Gray now gives us the monster itself: a convulsively funny, unexpectedly moving novel about the man eternally searching for a moment of protected pleasure even as he is permanently incapable of finding it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSpalding Gray \u003c\/b\u003ewas born and raised in Rhode Island. A cofounder of the acclaimed New York City theater company the Wooster Group, he appeared on Broadway and in numerous films, including Roland Joff?'s \u003ci\u003eThe Killing Fields\u003c\/i\u003e, David Byrne's \u003ci\u003eTrue Stories\u003c\/i\u003e, Garry Marshall's \u003ci\u003eBeaches\u003c\/i\u003e, and as the subject of the 2010 Steven Soderbergh documentary, \u003ci\u003eAnd Everything is Going Fine\u003c\/i\u003e. His monologues include \u003ci\u003eSex and Death to the Age 14, Swimming to Cambodia\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMonster in a Box\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGray's Anatomy\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eIt's a Slippery Slope\u003c\/i\u003e. He died in 2004.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 27, 1993\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43991010705543,"sku":"9780679745235","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/9KOLeVTceP9780679745235.webp?v=1771901212","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/impossible-vacation-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}