Last resort

Lipstein, Andrew

£9.99

Caleb Horowitz is 27 and his wildest dreams are about to come true. His manuscript has caught the attention of the literary agent, who offers him fame, fortune and a taste of the literary life. He can’t wait for his book to be shopped around to every editor in New York, except one: Avi Dietsch, a college rival and the novel’s ‘inspiration’. When Avi gets his hands on Caleb’s manuscript, he sees nothing but theft – and opportunity. And so Caleb is forced to make a Faustian bargain, one that tests his theories of success, ambition and the limits of art – and as he fights to right his mistakes and reclaim his name, he must burn every bridge and finally see his work from the perspective of those locked inside.

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Publish Date: 30/03/2023

Description

Named a Best Book of 2022 by the New Yorker
Named a Top 10 Book of the Year by Slate
Named a Best Book of the Year by Vulture
A New York Times Editors’ Choice
Shortlisted for the Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse Prize for Comic Fiction

‘Talent is rare, which is why I let out a big yippee reading Andrew Lipstein’s Last Resort… Excellent’
THE TIMES

‘You won’t read a more brilliantly executed literary romp this year’
GUARDIAN

‘A funny, fast-paced literary satire’
DAILY TELEGRAPH

‘Incredibly entertaining’
NEW YORK TIMES, Editor’s Choice

‘Wicked fun… A deliciously absurd comedy’
WASHINGTON POST

‘If Less by Andrew Sean Greer left a hole in your life, good news: Last Resort will fill it’
MEG MASON

‘Caleb Horowitz is exactly the kind of character I love to hate’
CLAIRE FULLER

‘A rare accomplishment’
RUMAAN ALAM

‘Wickedly funny: I loved it’
PATRICK GALE

‘Superbly written, darkly funny and gripping from the first page. I absolutely loved it’
EMMA STONEX

Caleb Horowitz is twenty-seven, and his wildest dreams are about to come true. His manuscript has caught the attention of the literary agent, who offers him fame, fortune and a taste of the literary life. He can’t wait for his book to be shopped around to every editor in New York, except one: Avi Dietsch, a college rival and the novel’s ‘inspiration.’
When Avi gets his hands on the manuscript, he sees nothing but theft – and opportunity. And so Caleb is forced to make a Faustian bargain, one that tests his theories of success, ambition and the limits of art.

Additional information

Weight 220 g
Dimensions 196 × 128 × 26 mm
Author

Publisher

Imprint

Cover

Paperback

Pages

304

Language

English

Edition

1st paperback ed

Dewey

813.6 (edition:23)

Readership

General – Trade / Code: K