{"product_id":"to-rise-again-at-a-decent-hour-1","title":"Joshua Ferris: To Rise Again at a Decent Hour [2014] paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e*** Winner of the Dylan Thomas Prize 2014 and shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize 2014 **\u003ci\u003e*\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'The \u003ci\u003eCatch-22\u003c\/i\u003e of dentistry' Stephen King\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJoshua Ferris's dazzling novel \u003ci\u003eTo Rise Again at a Decent Hour \u003c\/i\u003eis about the meaning of life, the certainty of death, and the importance of good oral hygiene.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThere's nothing like a dental chair to remind a man that he's alone in the world . . .\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaul O'Rourke - dentist extraordinaire, reluctant New Yorker, avowed atheist, disaffected Red Sox fan, and a connoisseur of the afternoon mochaccino - is a man out of touch with modern life. While his dental practice occupies his days, his nights are filled with darker thoughts, as he alternately marvels at and rails against the optimism of the rest of humanity. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSo it goes, until someone begins to impersonate Paul online. What began as an outrageous violation of privacy soon becomes something far more soul-frightening: the possibility that the virtual 'Paul' might be a better version of the man in the flesh . . . \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Frenetic, very funny, it \u003cb\u003econfirms Ferris as a rising star of American fiction\u003c\/b\u003e' \u003ci\u003eMail on Sunday\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cb\u003eGlorious\u003c\/b\u003e . . . A\u003cb\u003e very, very funny\u003c\/b\u003e novel' BBC Radio 4 Saturday Review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Dismayingly funny in the way that only really serious books can be\u003c\/b\u003e' \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJoshua Ferris was born in Illinois in 1974. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eThen We Came to the End \u003c\/i\u003e(2007), which was nominated for the National Book Award and longlisted for the \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e First Book Award, and the highly acclaimed \u003ci\u003eThe Unnamed\u003c\/i\u003e. In 2010 he was selected for the \u003ci\u003eNew Yorker's \u003c\/i\u003eprestigious '20 under 40' list.  In 2014 \u003ci\u003eTo Rise Again At A Decent Hour\u003c\/i\u003e won the Dylan Thomas Prize and was shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize. Joshua Ferris lives in New York.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ferris, Joshua","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":53204162478419,"sku":"9780141047386","price":11.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false},{"title":"Good","offer_id":47728015245651,"sku":"XG80141047386","price":5.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false},{"title":"Very Good","offer_id":53204162445651,"sku":"XV80141047386","price":5.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0616\/4001\/6057\/files\/ferris-joshua-joshua-ferris-to-rise-again-at-a-decent-hour-2014-paperback-1226568962.jpg?v=1773060968","url":"https:\/\/chaptersbookstore.com\/products\/to-rise-again-at-a-decent-hour-1","provider":"Chapters Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}