{"product_id":"the-escape-9780312681135","title":"The Escape","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'The more I knew of Haffner, ' writes Adam Thirlwell in \u003ci\u003eThe Escape\u003c\/i\u003e, 'the more real he became, this was true. And, simultaneously, Haffner disappeared.'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003eIn a forgotten spa town snug in the Alps, at the end of the twentieth century, Haffner is seeking a cure, more women, and a villa that belonged to his late wife. But really he is trying to escape: from his family, his lovers, his history, his entire Haffnerian condition. For Haffner is 78. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHaffner, in other words, is too old to be grown up.\u003c\/p\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-3079401\"\u003eAdam Thirlwell\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e St. Martins Press-3PL\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/29\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.50w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780312681135\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0312681135\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-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-FIC046000\"\u003eJewish\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAdam Thirlwell was born in London in 1978. He is the author of two novels, \u003ci\u003ePolitics\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Escape\u003c\/i\u003e. In 2003, \u003ci\u003eGranta\u003c\/i\u003e listed him among its 20 best young British novelists. His much-praised book on the international art of the novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Delighted States\u003c\/i\u003e, won the Somerset Maugham Award in 2008. His work has been translated into 30 languages.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"St. Martins Press-3PL","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44443265597677,"sku":"9780312681135","price":23.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_67abc2a1-dc23-4161-ac44-5b92b41b1da7.jpg?v=1700227301","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/the-escape-9780312681135","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}