{"product_id":"the-conversions-paperback","title":"The Conversions - 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\u003eHarry Mathews\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eEd Park\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA remarkable and unusual novel by \"one of the most remarkable prose stylist presently writing in English.\" -The San Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt a dinner party hosted by a wealthy New Yorker, a guest receives an ancient golden weapon as a prize. When the mysterious host of this party dies the next day, his fortune is left to whomever it was that received the prize at the party. The only requirement: the owner must answer three cryptic questions relating to the artifact's mysterious history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn his search for answers, He quickly finds himself entangled in the centuries-long history of a secretive religious sect, embarking on an odyssey that begins at a dinner party, and ends on the ocean floor. Along this wild goose chase, we encounter a menagerie of eccentric personalities: an ancient revolutionary in a Parisian prison, a ludicrous pair of gibberish-speaking brothers, and customs officials who spend their time reading contraband materials. \u003cem\u003eThe Conversions\u003c\/em\u003e is a wildly unpredictable novel, inviting readers along in the search for answers that may never have existed in the first place.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHarry Mathews\u003c\/b\u003e was born in New York City in 1930 and spent his adult life in the United States and in France, where he co-founded the influential journal \u003ci\u003eLocus Solus\u003c\/i\u003e with John Ashbery, Kenneth Koch, and James Schuyler in 1961. He was the first American member of the literary consortium Oulipo, alongside Raymond Queneau, Italo Calvino, and Georges Perec. His many writings, spanning novels, short fiction, poems, essays, and translations from the French, include \u003ci\u003eThe Conversions\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTlooth\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Sinking of the Odradek Stadium\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCigarettes\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Journalist\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMy Life in CIA\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Solitary Twin\u003c\/i\u003e. Mathews was honored by the French government as an Officer of the Order of Arts and Letters and earned awards from the American Academy of Arts and Letters and the National Endowment for the Arts. He died in Key West, Florida, in 2017. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEd Park\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of the novels \u003ci\u003ePersonal Days\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSame Bed Different Dreams\u003c\/i\u003e, which was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize and the winner of the Los Angeles Times Book Prize. He lives in New York. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 200\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.41 x 8 x 5.25 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 04, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47267681009913,"sku":"9781628976304","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/MWUEUdWVgJ9781628976304.webp?v=1768868415","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/the-conversions-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}