{"product_id":"here-goes-nothing-paperback","title":"Here Goes Nothing - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSteve Toltz\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eTimes\u003c\/i\u003e (of London) Best Fiction Book of 2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"...Clever lines drop down on these pages like flowers thrown on a casket...[a] zany, increasingly dark comedy...\" -- \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post \u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eA wildly inventive, savagely funny and topical novel about love, mortality and the afterlife, by the Booker-shortlisted author of \u003ci\u003eA Fraction of the Whole\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAngus is a reformed ne'er-do-well looking forward to the birth of his first child when he's murdered by a man who is in love with his pregnant wife Gracie. Having never believed in God, heaven or hell, Angus finds himself in the afterlife - a place that provides more questions than answers. As a worldwide pandemic finally reaches the shores of Australia, the afterlife starts to get very crowded and Angus finds a way to reconnect with his wife Gracie and maybe even seek revenge on his murderer... \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eHere Goes Nothing\u003c\/i\u003e is a novel of exhilarating originality and scope about birth, death and everything in between and after by 'a writer of prodigious talent' (Peter Carey) that contains a vision of the afterlife that rivals Dante's \u003ci\u003eDivine Comedy\u003c\/i\u003e and George Saunders' \u003ci\u003eLincoln in the Bardo, \u003c\/i\u003eand the emmy-nominated \u003ci\u003eThe Good Place\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eSteve Toltz was born in Sydney, Australia. \u003ci\u003eA Fraction of the Whole\u003c\/i\u003e, his first novel, was released in 2008 to widespread critical acclaim. It was shortlisted for the 2008 Man Booker Prize and the 2008 \u003ci\u003eGuardian \u003c\/i\u003eFirst Book Award. His equally acclaimed second novel \u003ci\u003eQuicksand \u003c\/i\u003ewas published in 2015. He currently lives in Los Angeles and writes screenplays.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 384\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.19 x 8.25 x 5.55 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 04, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42689058078783,"sku":"9781685890384","price":21.59,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/e5610b048df6c7352ea49bf2bc7529af.webp?v=1764984313","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/here-goes-nothing-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}