In the follow-up to the 'bedazzling, bewitching, and be-wonderful' (NYTBR) bestselling and Pulitzer Prize-winning Less, the awkward and lovable Arthur Less returns in an unforgettable road trip across America.
Go get lost somewhere, it always does you good.
For
Arthur Less, life is going surprisingly well: he is a moderately
accomplished novelist in a steady relationship with his partner, Freddy
Pelu. But nothing lasts: the death of an old lover and a sudden
financial crisis has Less running away from his problems yet again as he
accepts a series of literary gigs that send him on a zigzagging
adventure across the US.
Less roves across the 'Mild Mild West',
through the South and to his mid-Atlantic birthplace, with an
ever-changing posse of writerly characters and his trusty duo - a
human-like black pug, Dolly, and a rusty camper van nicknamed Rosina. He
grows a handlebar mustache, ditches his signature gray suit, and
disguises himself in the bolero-and-cowboy-hat costume of a true
'Unitedstatesian'... with varying levels of success, as he continues to
be mistaken for either a Dutchman, the wrong writer, or, worst of all, a
'bad gay'.
We cannot, however, escape ourselves - even across
deserts, bayous, and coastlines. From his estranged father and strained
relationship with Freddy, to the reckoning he experiences in confronting
his privilege, Arthur Less must eventually face his personal demons.
With all of the irrepressible wit and musicality that made Less a bestselling, Pulitzer Prize-winning, must-read breakout book, Less Is Lost is a profound and joyous novel about the enigma of life in America, the riddle of love, and the stories we tell along the way.
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