{"product_id":"maxwells-demon-hardcover","title":"Maxwell's Demon - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSteven Hall\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFourteen years after the monumental publication of the international bestseller \u003cem\u003eThe Raw Shark Texts\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eMaxwell's Demon\u003c\/em\u003e heralds the triumphant return of \u003cem\u003eGranta\u003c\/em\u003e Best Young British Novelist Steven Hall.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThomas Quinn is having a hard time. A failed novelist, he's stuck writing short stories and audio scripts for other people's characters. His wife, Imogen, is working on a remote island halfway around the world, and talking to her over the webcam isn't the same. The bills are piling up, the dirty dishes are stacking in the sink, and the whole world seems to be hurtling towards entropic collapse. Then he gets a voicemail from his father, who has been dead for seven years.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThomas's relationship with Stanley Quinn--a world-famous writer and erstwhile absent father--was always shaky, not least because Stanley always seemed to prefer his enigmatic assistant and protégé Andrew Black to his own son. Yet after Black published his first book, \u003cem\u003eCupid's Engine\u003c\/em\u003e, which went on to sell over a million copies, he disappeared completely. Now strange things are happening to Thomas, and he can't help but wonder if Black is tugging at the seams of his world behind the scenes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbsurdly brilliant, wildly entertaining, and utterly mind-bending, \u003cem\u003eMaxwell's Demon\u003c\/em\u003e triumphantly excavates the ways we construct meaning in a world where chaotic collapse looms closer every day.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSteven Hall\u003c\/strong\u003e (@stevenhallbooks) is the author of \u003cem\u003eThe Raw Shark Texts\u003c\/em\u003e, which won the Somerset Maugham Award and was shortlisted for the Arthur C. Clarke Award. It was an international bestseller and has been translated into over thirty languages. In 2013, Hall was named as one of \u003cem\u003eGranta\u003c\/em\u003e's Best of Young British Novelists. \u003cem\u003eMaxwell's Demon\u003c\/em\u003e is his long-anticipated second novel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 8.5 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 06, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42689307213887,"sku":"9780802149206","price":31.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/ea475f3e91492392a25a5c70f5f120b2.webp?v=1764985136","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/maxwells-demon-hardcover","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}