A tale of a slacker, an MIT professor, and a heist: ';A writer of considerable talent whose techniques, tropes, and wordplay recall Thomas Pynchon' (Booklist). Set in Los Angeles, this novel tells the story of a sibling rivalry, a get-rich-quick scheme, and two guys who conceive and badly execute a plan to rob a Korean check-cashing store in order to finance the prototype for an impossibly ridiculous Internet application. ';I defy anyone to come up with an equation to explain how this book's first impression as a ridiculously clever, funny crime story can gradually disclose a metanovel built from far more encyclopedic scratch only to reveal upon its conclusion a central, overriding thought so heartfelt literally it trembles your lower lip. This is one stunning piece of work.' Dennis Cooper, author of The Marbled Swarm
| ISBN: | 9781936070763 |
| Publication date: | 1st March 2010 |
| Author: | Greer, James |
| Publisher: | Akashic Books |
| Format: | Ebook |
A tale of a slacker, an MIT professor, and a heist: ';A writer of considerable talent whose techniques, tropes, and wordplay recall Thomas Pynchon' (Booklist). Set in Los Angeles, this novel tells the story of a sibling rivalry, a get-rich-quick scheme, and two guys who conceive and badly execute a plan to rob a Korean check-cashing store in order to finance the prototype for an impossibly ridiculous Internet application. ';I defy anyone to come up with an equation to explain how this book's first impression as a ridiculously clever, funny crime story can gradually disclose a metanovel built from far more encyclopedic scratch only to reveal upon its conclusion a central, overriding thought so heartfelt literally it trembles your lower lip. This is one stunning piece of work.' Dennis Cooper, author of The Marbled Swarm
Failure features in the following genres: Modern and Contemporary Fiction
Failure is available in Ebook
Failure was written by Greer, James and published by Akashic Books
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