{"product_id":"the-fundamentals-of-play-paperback","title":"The Fundamentals of Play - 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\u003eCaitlin Macy\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCaitlin Macy's remarkable first novel is an evocation of a time and a place in which those things that were always so dependable--money, class, family--are threatened on all sides. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNarrated by George Lenhart, scion of a family who lost their fortune but not their good name, \u003cb\u003eThe Fundamentals of Play\u003c\/b\u003e follows five friends from prep school as they enter adult life in New York City in the aimless, early nineties, before the internet explosion. They work entry-level jobs at investment banks, spend weekends in the Hamptons. At their center is the fickle, elusive Kate Goodenow. Everyone is in love with Kate and only George understands her heart was captured long ago, and for good. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHailed as a \u003cb\u003eGreat Gatsby\u003c\/b\u003e for the end of the twentieth century--\u003cb\u003eThe Fundamentals of Play\u003c\/b\u003e introduces a brilliant new Lost Generation longing to live careless lives, while the situations around them are increasingly fraught with importance--and the world threatens to leave them behind.\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eCaitlin Macy's remarkable first novel is an evocation of a time and a place in which those things that were always so dependable--money, class, family--are threatened on all sides. \u003cbr\u003eNarrated by George Lenhart, scion of a family who lost their fortune but not their good name, The Fundamentals of Play follows five friends from prep school as they enter adult life in New York City in the aimless, early nineties, before the internet explosion. They work entry-level jobs at investment banks, spend weekends in the Hamptons. At their center is the fickle, elusive Kate Goodenow. Everyone is in love with Kate and only George understands her heart was captured long ago, and for good. \u003cbr\u003eHailed as a Great Gatsby for the end of the twentieth century--The Fundamentals of Play introduces a brilliant new Lost Generation longing to live careless lives, while the situations around them are increasingly fraught with importance--and the world threatens to leave them behind.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eCaitlin Macy graduated from Yale and received her MFA in creative writing from Columbia. She has been published in \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSlate\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives in New York City.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.66 x 8.01 x 5.25 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 17, 2001\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52578361803059,"sku":"9780385721127","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/ytflKVMpkG9780385721127.webp?v=1761454456","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/the-fundamentals-of-play-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}