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\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe latest novel from the author of cult super-hit \u003ci\u003eI LOVE DICK\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt's Summer, 1991, the dawning of the New World Order; a post-MTV, pre-AOL generation. Jerome Shafir and Sylvie Green, two former New Yorkers who can no longer afford an East Village apartment, set off on a journey across the entire former Soviet Bloc with the intention of adopting a Romanian orphan.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUnflinchingly dark, hilarious and moving, \u003ci\u003eTorpor \u003c/i\u003eis at once a satire and philosophy of cultural history, social identity and failing relationships. Dipping into the trajectory of a life at different moments, Kraus interrogates convention and emotion, creating characters that are flawed, witty, and altogether true to life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePart prequel, part sequel, \u003ci\u003eTorpor \u003c/i\u003econtinues a project of life-writing: personal, unsparing, and triumphant. If \u003ci\u003eI Love Dick\u003c/i\u003e is the book of your 20s, \u003ci\u003eTorpor\u003c/i\u003e is the book of your 30s.\u003c/p\u003e |
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