{"product_id":"the-impossibly-paperback","title":"The Impossibly - 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\u003eLaird Hunt\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003ePercival Everett\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Innovative, comic, bizarre and beautiful, \u003ci\u003eThe Impossibly\u003c\/i\u003e reads as if Donald Barthelme were channeling Alain Robbe-Grillet, Samuel Beckett, Ben Marcus and reruns of \u003ci\u003eGet Smart\u003c\/i\u003e.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eTime Out New York\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen the anonymous narrator botches an assignment from the clandestine organization that employs him, everyone in his life becomes a participant in his punishment. In the end, he is called out of retirement for a final assignment: to seek and identify his own assassin. This edition includes an introduction by Percival Everett, an afterword by the author, and a \"lost chapter.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCalled \"one of the most talented young writers on the American scene today\" by Paul Auster, \u003cb\u003eLaird Hunt\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of four genre-bending novels and was a finalist for the 2010 PEN Center USA Award. Born in Singapore and educated at Indiana University and the Sorbonne in Paris, Hunt has lived in Tokyo, London, The Hague, New York, and on an Indiana farm. A former press officer at the United Nations and current faculty member at the University of Denver, he now lives in Boulder, Colorado.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\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 four genre-bending novels: \u003ci\u003eThe Impossibly\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Exquisite\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eIndiana, Indiana\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eRay of the Star\u003c\/i\u003e. Born in Singapore and educated at Indiana University and The Sorbonne in Paris, Hunt has also lived in Tokyo, London, The Hague, New York City, and on an Indiana farm. A former press officer at the United Nations and current faculty member at the University of Denver, he now lives in Boulder, Colorado.\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 0.9 x 8.9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 24, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47247110930681,"sku":"9781566892810","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/cFEwUUU2OXRTY1hMb0FvMTFjSTJuZz09.webp?v=1768620940","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/the-impossibly-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}