{"product_id":"in-transit-brigid-brophy-9781628976717","title":"In Transit","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA gender-bending satire from one of Ireland's most brilliant and outspoken writers, as fresh and thought-provoking today as it was on its original publication in 1969.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eSet in an airport lounge, \u003cem\u003eIn Transit \u003c\/em\u003efollows contemporary traveler Evelyn Hillary O'Rooley who has \"lost\" his\/her gender, prompting him\/her to perform a series of unsuccessful, yet bizarrely hilarious, philosophical and anatomical tests to rediscover it. Divided into four symphony sections, Brigid Brophy surrounds this simple plot device with an endless stream of puns, allusions, and experiments with narrative consciousness, as our protagonist finds him-\/herself in a situation quite similar to a modern \u003cem\u003eOrlando\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eWidely considered the novel which catapulted Brophy to renown as a postmodern writer, \u003cem\u003eIn Transit \u003c\/em\u003eis a textual labyrinth--littered with word games, metafictional events, and surreal encounters that challenge readers' preconceived notions of gender, identity, and reality. With a new introduction by Katherine Packert Burke, Dalkey Archive Press is thrilled to reintroduce Brophy's relentlessly clever and prescient masterpiece to contemporary readers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Brigid Brophy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1628976713\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781628976717\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Dalkey Archive Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/13\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 250\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Brigid Brophy","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48748315836671,"sku":"9781628976717","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/in-transit-brigid-brophy-9781628976717","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}