{"product_id":"here-goes-nothing-9781685890384","title":"Here Goes Nothing","description":"\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 \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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-16152505\"\u003eSteve Toltz\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Melville House Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/04\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.91lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.25h x 5.55w x 1.19d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781685890384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1685890385\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC060000\"\u003eHumorous | Black Humor\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC019000\"\u003eLiterary\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC055000\"\u003eDystopian\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\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","brand":"Melville House Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44481846051053,"sku":"9781685890384","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_2c7388ec-14b8-4798-a1c2-cf120dde1123.jpg?v=1700754748","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/here-goes-nothing-9781685890384","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}