{"product_id":"gentleman-overboard-paperback","title":"Gentleman Overboard - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHerbert Clyde Lewis\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eGeorge Szirtes\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOut of print for over seventy years, \u003ci\u003eGentleman Overboard\u003c\/i\u003e by\u003cb\u003e Herbert Clyde Lewis\u003c\/b\u003e is being rescued for today's readers to launch Boiler House Press's new series, Recovered Books. \u003cbr\u003e Halfway between Honolulu and Panama, a man slips and falls from a ship. For crucial hours, as he patiently treads water in hope of rescue, no one on board notices his absence. By the time the ship's captain is notified, it may be too late to save him... \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Rediscovered in 2009 by Brad Bigelow as part of tireless research for his popular Neglected Books website, \u003ci\u003eGentleman Overboard \u003c\/i\u003ehas since achieved the status of a cult classic and even become something of an international phenomenon, having seen translations into Spanish, Hebrew, and Dutch. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The newspaper Ha'aretz has called it 'A miniature masterpiece that emerged from oblivion'; the Spanish magazine El Cultural dubbed it 'una perlita' 'a little pearl'. A masterful piece of narrative tension, and way ahead of its time, \u003ci\u003eGentleman Overboard \u003c\/i\u003esets the question of existence in its most basic terms. The story speaks fiercely to the contemporary moment and for all who share a sense of loneliness through having found themselves isolated by politics, disease, economics --or indeed just sheer accident and bad luck. \u003cbr\u003e The fate of the novel's hero even has ironic parallels with that of the author, \u003cb\u003eHerbert Clyde Lewis\u003c\/b\u003e, who died forgotten and alone in 1950, a victim of Hollywood's black list, and who has since slipped beneath the waves of fashion and time, but now hopefully is to be recovered from the murky depths for the readership he posthumously deserves. \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 168\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.36 x 7.81 x 5.06 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 30, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42724990943295,"sku":"9781913861230","price":27.62,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/760c2e592cc781583d0860737e49aa56.webp?v=1765104707","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/gentleman-overboard-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}