{"product_id":"london-and-the-southeast-9780099515890","title":"London and the SouthEast","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid Szalay \u003c\/b\u003eis the author of five previous works of fiction: \u003ci\u003eSpring\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Innocent\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLondon and the South-East\u003c\/i\u003e, for which he was awarded the Betty Trask and Geoffrey Faber Memorial prizes, \u003ci\u003eAll That Man Is\u003c\/i\u003e, for which he was awarded the Gordon Burn prize and Plimpton Prize for Fiction, and shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize, and \u003ci\u003eTurbulence\u003c\/i\u003e, which won the Edge Hill Prize. Born in Canada, he grew up in London, and now lives in Vienna. His work has been translated into over twenty languages.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOne of the great English novels of recent years, a work of sublime literary realism, and a blackly comic meditation on the sins and sorrows of modernity -- Rachel Cusk\u003cbr\u003eWonderfully dark * The Times *\u003cbr\u003eA terrific debut, written in a present tense which flashes every so often into the past - a trick which Szalay pulls off with confidence... a tense and compelling read * Independent *\u003cbr\u003eA funny, painful, graphic demonstration that our job is a crucial part of our identity.... It's compulsively readable * Independent on Sunday *\u003cbr\u003eSzalay's satire is sharp, though his depictions of rush-hour raise the blood pressure to levels that are not advisable -- Nicholas Lezard * Guardian *","brand":"Vintage Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48732261581143,"sku":"9780099515890","price":9.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780099515890.jpg?v=1719996178","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/london-and-the-southeast-9780099515890","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}