{"product_id":"everything-happens-today-paperback","title":"Everything Happens Today - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJesse Browner\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A stupendous, thought-provoking, devilishly delicious novel that reads like Zen koan meets \u003ci\u003ePortrait of the Artist as a Young Man\u003c\/i\u003e . . . Highly recommended\" (\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review).\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cem\u003eEverything Happens Today\u003c\/em\u003e records a single day in the life of Wes, a seventeen-year-old who attends Manhattan's elite Dalton School and lives in Greenwich Village in a dilapidated town house with his terminally ill mother, distant father, and beloved younger sister. In the course of one day everything will happen to Wes: he will lose his virginity to the wrong girl and break his own heart, try to meet a Monday morning deadline for a paper on \u003ci\u003eWar and Peace\u003c\/i\u003e, and prepare an elaborate supper he hopes will reunite his family. Wes struggles through the day deep in thoughts of sex, love, Beatles lyrics, friendship, God, and French cuisine--a typical teenager with an atypical mind, a memorable young man who comes to the poignant understanding of how fragile but attainable personal happiness can be. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A deeply compassionate novel by a very fine writer.\" --Joseph O'Neill, author of \u003ci\u003eNetherland\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJesse Browner\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of four books including the novels \u003ci\u003eConglomeros\u003c\/i\u003e (Random House 1992), \u003ci\u003eTurnaway\u003c\/i\u003e (Random House 1996) and \u003ci\u003eThe Uncertain Hour\u003c\/i\u003e (Bloomsbury 2007). He has also translated a number of notable books including the award winning \u003ci\u003eCeline: A Biography\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in Manhattan with his wife and two daughters.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.2 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 27, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47255374594297,"sku":"9781609450519","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/XDAM4Jp4-b9781609450519.webp?v=1768721470","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/everything-happens-today-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}