{"product_id":"the-repeat-room-hardcover","title":"The Repeat Room - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJesse Ball\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFranz Kafka meets Yorgos Lanthimos in this provocative new novel from one of America's most brilliant and distinctive writers\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn a speculative future, Abel, a menial worker, is called to serve in a secretive and fabled jury system. At the heart of this system is the repeat room, where a single juror, selected from hundreds of candidates, is able to inhabit the defendant's lived experience, to see as if through their eyes. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe case to which Abel is assigned is revealed in the novel's shocking second act. We receive a record of a boy's broken and constrained life, a tale that reveals an illicit and passionate psycho-sexual relationship, its end as tragic as the circumstances of its conception. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eArtful in its suspense, and sharp in its evocation of a byzantine and cruel bureaucracy, \u003ci\u003eThe Repeat Room\u003c\/i\u003e is an exciting and pointed critique of the nature of knowledge and judgment, and a vivid framing of Ball's absurd and nihilistic philosophy of love.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJESSE BALL\u003c\/b\u003e is an absurdist whose prize-winning work has been translated into more than twenty languages. He is on the faculty of the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 8.1 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 24, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42683075854399,"sku":"9781646221400","price":32.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/fb685e4977f64be5ea30e7c3ae5b2e66.webp?v=1764962522","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/the-repeat-room-hardcover","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}