{"product_id":"9781984855121","title":"Gary Shteyngart - Our Country Friends A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003eWritten by Gary Shteyngart. Themes include Fiction, Literary, Satire, Friendship.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Bestseller • \u003ci\u003eGood Morning America\u003c\/i\u003e Buzz Pick • One Of The Best Books Of The Year: \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNew York Post, Town \u0026amp; Country\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGood Housekeeping\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e“A perfect novel for these times and all times, the single textual artifact from the pandemic era I would place in a time capsule as a representation of all that is good and true and beautiful about literature.”—Molly Young, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times \u003c\/i\u003e(Editors’ Choice)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEight friends, one country house, and six months in isolation—a novel about love, friendship, family, and betrayal hailed as a “virtuoso performance” (\u003ci\u003eUsa Today\u003c\/i\u003e) and “an homage to Chekhov with four romances and a finale that will break your heart” (\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the rolling hills of upstate New York, a group of friends and friends-of-friends gathers in a country house to wait out the pandemic. Over the next six months, new friendships and romances will take hold, while old betrayals will emerge, forcing each character to reevaluate whom they love and what matters most. The unlikely cast of characters includes a Russian-born novelist; his Russian-born psychiatrist wife; their precocious child obsessed with K-pop; a struggling Indian American writer; a wildly successful Korean American app developer; a global dandy with three passports; a Southern flamethrower of an essayist; and a movie star, the Actor, whose arrival upsets the equilibrium of this chosen family.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBoth elegiac and very, very funny, \u003ci\u003eOur Country Friends\u003c\/i\u003e is the most ambitious book yet by the author of the beloved bestseller \u003ci\u003eSuper Sad True Love Story\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hardcover\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAll books at Vastela are pre-owned. Condition varies from good to near-new. No book is sold in unacceptable condition.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vastela Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58005225308534,"sku":null,"price":12.0,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0707\/7144\/1981\/files\/9781984855121.jpg?v=1780414625","url":"https:\/\/www.vastelabooks.com\/products\/9781984855121","provider":"Vastela Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}