{"product_id":"9780143573838","title":"Quicksand","description":"Author: Toltz, Steve\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780143573838\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Penguin Australia Pty Ltd\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 16 May 2016\u003cbr\u003ePages: 448 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom the author of the bestselling, Booker-shortlisted \u003ci\u003eA Fraction of the Whole \u003c\/i\u003ecomes a daring, brilliant work by one of our most original and fearless novelists\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Why should I let you write about me?' 'Because you'll inspire people.  To count their blessings.' \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAldo Benjamin, relentlessly unlucky in every aspect of life, has always faced the future with despair and optimism in equal measure.  His latest misfortune, though, may finally have brought him undone.  There's still hope, but not for Aldo. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHis mate Liam hasn't been doing much better - a failed writer with a rocky marriage and a dangerous job he never wanted - until he finds inspiration in Aldo's exponential disaster.  What begins as an attempt to document these improbable but inevitable experiences becomes a profound exploration of fate, fear and friendship. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWildly entertaining and acutely insightful, \u003ci\u003eQuicksand\u003c\/i\u003e is a subversive portrait of 21st-century existence in all its hypocrisy and absurdity, an exquisite interpretation of suffering and resilience, and a compelling story about the taking of risks and the making of art. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A wonderful achievement from a writer whose words serve as a scalpel to reveal the absurd beneath the veneer of serious existence.' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRussell Prize for Humour Writing\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'The energy, the hairpin turns, the narrative crashes, the stomach churning ascents and trashed taboos: what a joy to surrender oneself to a writer of such prodigious talent.' \u003cb\u003ePeter Carey,\u003c\/b\u003e   \u003cb\u003eBooker Prize-winning author \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e 'The funniest novel of the past year . . . Genuinely moving.' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Saturday Times \u003c\/i\u003e(UK)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e '\u003ci\u003eQuicksand \u003c\/i\u003eproves to be the cherry on the cake - a beguiling novel that confounds and astonishes in equal measure, often on the same page . . . Part Chuck Palahniuk, part David Foster Wallace . . . \u003ci\u003eQuicksand\u003c\/i\u003e has a thousand dazzling throwaway moments of brilliance . . . A tour de force.' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAustralian Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Print on demand - Ships in 1 to 3 months","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48303177597086,"sku":"UBD-9780143573838","price":22.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9780143573838.jpg?v=1789889058","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9780143573838","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}