Arjun Basu

Waiting for the Man (eBook, ePUB)

A Novel

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

An advertising man searches for meaning in this "fascinating dissection of the media world we live in... A thought-provoking road-trip tale" ( Chicago Tribune). Longlisted for the Scotiabank Giller Prize In his mid-thirties, Joe works as an advertising copywriter for a slick New York agency. But he feels disillusioned with his life, and finds himself experiencing dreams about a mysterious man, seeing him on the street, hearing his voice. Joe decides to listen. So he waits on his stoop, day and night, for instructions. A local reporter takes notice, and soon Joe has become a media sensation, the center of a storm. When the Man tells Joe to "go west," he does. What follows is a compelling and visceral story about the struggle to find something more in life, told in two interwoven threads-Joe at the beginning of his journey in Manhattan, and at the end of it as he finds new purpose on a ranch in Montana under the endless sky. "A strangely engrossing, meticulously written allegory of the present moment." -Douglas Coupland, author of Worst. Person. Ever.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: ECW Press
• Seitenzahl: 296
• Erscheinungstermin: 6. September 2019
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781770905160
• Artikelnr.: 40540275

Autorenporträt

Arjun Basu is a writer and editor. In 2008, he published Squishy, a collection of short stories that was shortlisted for the ReLit Prize. His stories have been published in literary journals across the country, including Matrix and Joyland. He also writes 140-character short stories he calls Twisters on Twitter (@ArjunBasu), an obsession that has won him a Shorty Award, lots of press, and a worldwide following. Arjun lives in Montreal with his wife, son, and dog. This is his first novel.