{"product_id":"the-dunning-kruger-effect-paperback","title":"The Dunning-Kruger Effect - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAndrés Stoopendaal\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eAlex Fleming\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eDarkly, deeply funny, and acclaimed abroad, this biting satire\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\" (\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e) follows a\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003en over-educated, under-employed man as he struggles to complete his novel and get his life together over the course of one scorching Swedish summer.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eConvinced of his own moral and intellectual superiority, the nameless protagonist of this debut novel is also paralyzed by self-consciousness. Yet, inspired by Stephen King's \u003ci\u003eOn Writing\u003c\/i\u003e, he decides to dedicate four hours a day to work on his own novel over the course of one summer. Only, he must also balance his creative goals with a part-time government job and looking after his girlfriend's possibly brain-damaged Pomeranian dog. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eToo bad he's uninspired by his job, almost kills the dog, and realizes his novel is slowly morphing into misguided fan fiction about French writer and \u003ci\u003eenfant terrible\u003c\/i\u003e Michel Houellebecq. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEven when he's alone, he can't help but pontificate before an imagined audience, making over-the-top cases for and against all manner of culture war battles and obsessing over identity politics. He's an emblem of all the follies of our age--happily unaware that in his refusal to be ordinary, he's become a walking cliché of misguided manhood. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Dunning-Kruger Effect\u003c\/i\u003e is a portrait of a person belatedly coming of age, a blistering takedown of a privileged man who believes he's a revolutionary, and \"a crackling firework display of comic brilliance\" (\u003ci\u003eSvenska Dagbladet\u003c\/i\u003e, Sweden).\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eAndrés Stoopendaal is a Swedish author and literary critic. He ran the literary magazine \u003ci\u003eDokument\u003c\/i\u003e for several years and debuted as an author in 2011 with the novel \u003ci\u003eMasquerade\u003c\/i\u003e. He is also the author of two critically acclaimed poetry collections.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.2 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 20, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43157669904447,"sku":"9781668020203","price":21.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/NSOEl6C8OE9781668020203.webp?v=1776983268","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/the-dunning-kruger-effect-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}