{"product_id":"less-is-lost-hardcover","title":"Less Is Lost - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAndrew Sean Greer\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn the follow-up to the \"bedazzling, bewitching, and be-wonderful\" (\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e​) best-selling and Pulitzer Prize-winning \u003ci\u003eLess: A Novel\u003c\/i\u003e, the awkward and lovable Arthur Less returns in an unforgettable road trip across America.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Go get lost somewhere, it always does you good.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e For Arthur Less, life is going surprisingly well: he is a moderately accomplished novelist in a steady relationship with his partner, Freddy Pelu. But nothing lasts: the death of an old lover and a sudden financial crisis has Less running away from his problems yet again as he accepts a series of literary gigs that send him on a zigzagging adventure across the US. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Less roves across the \"Mild Mild West,\" through the South and to his mid-Atlantic birthplace, with an ever-changing posse of writerly characters and his trusty duo - a human-like black pug, Dolly, and a rusty camper van nicknamed Rosina. He grows a handlebar mustache, ditches his signature gray suit, and disguises himself in the bolero-and-cowboy-hat costume of a true \"Unitedstatesian\"... with varying levels of success, as he continues to be mistaken for either a Dutchman, the wrong writer, or, worst of all, a \"bad gay.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e We cannot, however, escape ourselves--even across deserts, bayous, and coastlines. From his estranged father and strained relationship with Freddy, to the reckoning he experiences in confronting his privilege, Arthur Less must eventually face his personal demons. With all of the irrepressible wit and musicality that made \u003ci\u003eLess\u003c\/i\u003e a bestselling, Pulitzer Prize-winning, must-read breakout book, \u003ci\u003eLess Is Lost\u003c\/i\u003e is a profound and joyous novel about the enigma of life in America, the riddle of love, and the stories we tell along the way.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAndrew Sean Greer\u003c\/b\u003e is the Pulitzer Prize winning author of six works of fiction, including the bestsellers \u003ci\u003eThe Confessions of Max Tivoli\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eLess\u003c\/i\u003e. Greer has taught at a number of universities, including the Iowa Writers Workshop, been a TODAY show pick, a New York Public Library Cullman Center Fellow, a judge for the National Book Award, and a winner of the California Book Award and the New York Public Library Young Lions Award. He is the recipient of a NEA grant, a Guggenheim Fellowship, and the 2018 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. He lives in San Francisco. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.3 x 9.4 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 20, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLarge Print:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42159360082055,"sku":"9780316301398","price":31.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/06cb459ad1aa22db4f56d27baf42583f.webp?v=1733266046","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/less-is-lost-hardcover","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}