Want Not: A Corrosively Funny Literary Novel of Desire, Debt, and Colliding Worlds

A New York Times Notable Book, Want Not offers funny and occasionally devastating “portraits of humanity…as beautifully mundane and unique as a fingerprint.” (Entertainment Weekly) “Wonderful…the work of a fluid, confident and profoundly talented writer.” —Dave Eggers A highly inventive and corrosively funny story of our times, Want Not exposes three different worlds in various states of disrepair—a young freegan couple living off the grid in New York City; a once-prominent linguist, sacked at midlife by the dissolution of his marriage and his father’s losing battle with Alzheimer’s; and a self-made debt-collecting magnate, whose brute talent for squeezing money out of unlikely places has yielded him a royal existence, trophy wife included. Want and desire propel these characters forward toward something, anything, more, until their worlds collide, briefly, randomly, yet irrevocably, in a shattering ending that will haunt readers long after the last page is turned.
ASIN: 0544228081
VSKU: BVV.0544228081.G
Condition: Good
Author/Artist:Miles, Jonathan
Binding: Paperback
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Condition Notes: The item shows wear from consistent use, but it remains in good condition and works perfectly. All pages and cover are intact including the dust cover, if applicable . Spine may show signs of wear. Pages may include limited notes and highlighting. May NOT include discs, access code or other supplemental materials.