Stephen Florida

‘Powerful and magnetic’ Guardian

‘Mind blowing’ Roxane Gay

‘Explosive’ Hanya Yanagihara

‘Funny and disturbing’ Lauren Groff

Stephen Florida is a wrestler at Oregsburg College. His senior year means one thing: a final chance to win the Division IV Championship in the 133 weight class. But for Stephen Florida winning isn’t a goal, it’s an all-consuming fixation.

A literary tour de force, Stephen Florida is a character you will inhale, a mind you will inhabit in a masterful portrait of loneliness and unflinching ambition.