{"product_id":"the-librarian-at-the-end-of-the-world-paperback","title":"The Librarian at the End of the World - 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\u003eMark Miller\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Mark Miller's absurdist adventure, \u003ci\u003eThe Librarian at the End of the World\u003c\/i\u003e is a satirical romp across America. Tracked by the NSA, Ramdas Bingaman and his wife, Colletta, embark on a vacation that soon becomes a quest to avenge his twin brother's death, to reclaim his crown as champion speedbather, and to acquire enough loot to invest in a line of gourmet cheeses made from celebrity bacteria. Ramdas is soon entangled in the web of an insurance company turf war, an old love's rekindled affections, and the theft of his prized hand towel, which was once used by Carrie Fisher on the \u003ci\u003eReturn of the Jedi\u003c\/i\u003e set.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart action, part thriller, all comedy, \u003ci\u003eThe Librarian at the End of the World\u003c\/i\u003e fires on all cylinders. Fans of Thomas Pynchon and David Foster Wallace will revel in the ridiculousness that is Miller's America.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStephen Scott Whitaker, writer, member of the National Book Critics Circle and managing editor of \u003ci\u003eThe Broadkill Review\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Only two pages into Mark Miller's new novel I came upon this simile: 'The suit fits like meringue on pie.' It's the kind of literary jolt I read fiction for, and this book produces them time and time again. The first-person narration is wry, sometimes smartass and always beguiling, the kind of voice that sticks with you like an earworm, the kind that leads you down the rabbit hole. Yet, in the end, this romp becomes something else. It becomes a work of art, moving and funny and memorable.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCorey Mesler, author of \u003ci\u003eMemphis Movie\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eCamel's Bastard Son\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The Librarian at the End of the World is not so much a novel as a perpetual- motion machine: part road-show, part parable, careening between surrealism and comedy as our librarian-hero and his patient lady set off in pursuit of... Well that would be telling too much. Suffice it to say that Mark Miller keeps the action and the laughter coming too fast to stop and think about the meaning of it all. Just sit back and enjoy the ride  Honestly, I hated to put it down. And when I finished, I wassorry to see it end.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDaniel Boyd, author of \u003ci\u003eNADA\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eEASY DEATH\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This book is brilliant. Raunchy, hilarious, heartfelt, and by the end, breathtaking. I loved it \"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNora B Peevy \u003ci\u003eJournal Stone\/Trepidatio\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A kaleidoscopic affair that references every Carrie Fisher wardrobe malfunction in the card catalogue. Poignant insights about climate calamity and the surveillance state eventually coalesce, and like any good librarian, Miller returns from the stacks with details that you didn't realize you were looking for.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMike Sauve, author of \u003ci\u003eI Ain't Got No Home in this World Anymore\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 214\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.49 x 8 x 5.25 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 16, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52542362616115,"sku":"9781940233642","price":30.22,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/QmlsUlhiMTdib29PbGNndVhGVy9SUT09.webp?v=1760903945","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/the-librarian-at-the-end-of-the-world-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}