{"product_id":"y-n-a-novel","title":"Y\/N: A Novel","description":"Finalist for the 2023 Center for Fiction First Novel Prize\nNew York Times Book Review Notable Book of 2023\nNew York Times 2023 Critics' Pick\nNew Yorker Best Book of 2023 (Essential Read)\nNPR Best Book of 2023\nTIME Must-Read Book of 2023\nBookshop.org Best Book of 2023\nChicago Public Library Favorite Book of 2023\nMs. Magazine Best Book of 2023\n\nIt’s as if her life only began once Moon appeared in it. The desultory copywriting work, the boyfriend, and the want of anything not-Moon quickly fall away when she beholds the idol in concert, where Moon dances as if his movements are creating their own gravitational field; on livestreams, as fans from around the world comment in dozens of languages; even on skincare products endorsed by the wildly popular Korean boyband, of which Moon is the youngest, most luminous member. Seized by ineffable desire, our unnamed narrator begins writing Y\/N fanfic—in which you, the reader, insert [Your\/Name] and play out an intimate relationship with the unattainable star.\n\nSurreal, hilarious, and shrewdly poignant, Y\/N is a provocative literary debut about the universal longing for transcendence and the tragic struggle to assert one’s singular story amidst the amnesiac effects of globalization. Esther Yi’s prose unsettles the boundary between high and mass art, exploding our expectations of a novel about “identity” and offering in its place a sui generis picture of the loneliness that afflicts modern life.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 1662601530\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: BVV.1662601530.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Yi, Esther\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: 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.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Blue Vase Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43332176379965,"sku":"BVV.1662601530.G","price":7.74,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0589\/4225\/9261\/files\/1662601530-0.jpg?v=1783576658","url":"https:\/\/www.bluevasebooks.com\/products\/y-n-a-novel","provider":"Blue Vase Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}