{"product_id":"the-butt-paperback","title":"The Butt - 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\u003eWill Self\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Tom Brodzinksi tries to give up smoking, he inadvertently sets off a chain of events that threaten to upset the tenuous balance of peace in a not-too-distant land. When he flips the butt of his final cigarette off the balcony of his vacation apart-ment, it lands on elderly Reggie Lincoln, lounging on the balcony below. Lincoln suf-fers a burn, and the local authorities charge Tom with assault―in a country with draconian anti-smoking laws, a cigarette is a weapon of offense. For reparation, Tom must leave his family behind and wander through the arid center of the country's deserted territory. Joining Tom on his journey is Brian Prentice, a mysteriously sin-ister presence, who has his own sins to make up for. Inevitably, the two men en-counter violence, forcing them to come together despite their seething mistrust. Refusing facile moral certitudes, \u003ci\u003eThe Butt\u003c\/i\u003e is set in a distorted world, a country that is part Australia, part Iraq, and part the heart of a distinctively modern darkness.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWill Self\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of many novels and books of nonfiction, including \u003ci\u003eGreat Apes\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eHow the Dead Live\u003c\/i\u003e, which was shortlisted for the Whitbread Novel of the Year; \u003ci\u003eThe Book of Dave\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eLiver\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eUmbrella\u003c\/i\u003e, which was shortlisted for the Booker Prize; \u003ci\u003eShark\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003ePhone\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in South London.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 368\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 8.2 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 15, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47228875800825,"sku":"9780802129284","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/VWN5dEloa3hmZzdYWmJKdDJyUmZOUT09.webp?v=1768296517","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/the-butt-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}