{"product_id":"the-doloriad-paperback","title":"The Doloriad - 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\u003eMissouri Williams\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"[\u003ci\u003eThe Doloriad\u003c\/i\u003e] just might be what your rotten little heart deserves.\" --J. Robert Lennon, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOne of \u003ci\u003eVulture\u003c\/i\u003e's Best Books of 2022\u003c\/b\u003e. \u003cb\u003eWinner of the 2023 \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eRepublic of Consciousness Prize\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e and\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eshort\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e-listed for the VCU Cabell First Novelist Award. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMacabre, provocative, depraved, and unforgettable, \u003ci\u003eThe Doloriad\u003c\/i\u003e marks the debut of Missouri Williams, a terrifyingly original new voice \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the wake of a mysterious environmental cataclysm that has wiped out the rest of humankind, the Matriarch, her brother, and the family descended from their incest cling to existence on the edges of a deserted city. The Matriarch, ruling with fear and force, dreams of starting humanity over again, though her children are not so certain. Together the family scavenges supplies and attempts to cultivate the poisoned earth. For entertainment, they watch old VHS tapes of a TV show in which a problem-solving medieval saint faces down a sequence of logical and ethical dilemmas. But one day the Matriarch dreams of another group of survivors and sends away one of her daughters, the legless Dolores, as a marriage offering. When Dolores returns the next day, her reappearance triggers the breakdown of the Matriarch's fragile order, and the control she wields over their sprawling family begins to weaken. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTold in extraordinary, intricate prose that moves with a life of its own, and at times striking with the power of physical force, Missouri Williams's debut novel is a blazingly original document of depravity and salvation. Gothic and strange, moving and disquieting, and often hilarious, \u003ci\u003eThe Doloriad\u003c\/i\u003e stares down, with narrowed eyes, humanity's unbreakable commitment to life.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMissouri Williams is a writer and editor who lives in London. Her work has appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe Nation, The Baffler, The Believer, Granta, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eFive Dials. The Doloriad\u003c\/i\u003e is her first book.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 7.5 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 01, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47252130857209,"sku":"9780374605087","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/UndmdnBHTG9PbEFCMnBKa3RVVjNGZz09.webp?v=1768680814","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/the-doloriad-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}