{"product_id":"the-impossibly-hardcover","title":"The Impossibly - Hardcover","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\u003eLaird Hunt\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003ePercival Everett\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \"The first time we met, it was about a stapler, I think.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDeadpan delivery and a sly eye for detail characterize the anonymous secret agent in Laird Hunt's tense, funny spy noir.\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eWhen the nameless narrator botches an assignment for the clandestine organization that employs him, everyone in his life--including his new girlfriend--is revealed to be either true-blue, double operative, or both.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith the literary coyness of Paul Auster and the dark absurdity of Kafka, Hunt's debut is a daring, memory-driven narrative that is as fittingly spare as a bare ceiling light--and just as pendulous. On the surface, the narrator is a simple man, fixing his washer and dryer, strolling through city parks, falling in love at an office supply store. But in \u003ci\u003eThe Impossibly, \u003c\/i\u003e the mundane gives way to outrageous misconduct, and with each unexpected visitor or cryptic note, the tension reaches tantalizing heights. As the narrator frugally doles out clues about his dangerous work in an unnamed European city, the reader inevitably becomes confidante and fellow gumshoe. The narrator's final assignment--to identify his own assassin--dismantles the reader's own analysis of the evidence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMarketing Plans: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-National author tour includes: East Coast, West Coast, Minneapolis\/St. Paul\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Co-op available\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLaird Hunt\u003c\/b\u003e is an editor for the Department of Public Information at the United Nations, and is New York correspondent for London's \u003ci\u003eMouth-to-Mouth\u003c\/i\u003e Magazine. He has lived in Singapore, London, Paris, The Hague, Tokyo, and throughout the United States. T\u003ci\u003ehe Impossibly \u003c\/i\u003ehas been showcased on the \u003ci\u003eFence\u003c\/i\u003e literary magazine website. He lives in New York City.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eCalled \"one of the most talented young writers on the American scene today\" by Paul Auster, Laird Hunt is the author of three previous, genre-bending novels: The Impossibly, The Exquisite, and Indiana, Indiana. A former press officer at the United Nations and current faculty member at the University of Denver, he lives in Boulder, Colorado.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 215\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.78 x 9.4 x 6.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 01, 2001\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e Firecracker Alternative Book Award (2002)\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47265084342521,"sku":"9781566891172","price":23.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/qCvptRagEw9781566891172.webp?v=1768839007","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/the-impossibly-hardcover","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}