{"product_id":"the-boatbuilder-daniel-gumbiner-9781944211554","title":"The Boatbuilder","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFor more information, visit McSweeneys.net\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLong-listed for the 2018 National Book Award in Fiction. At 28 years old, Eli \"Berg\" Koenigsberg has never encountered a challenge he couldn't push through, until a head injury leaves him with lingering headaches and a weakness for opiates. Berg moves to a remote Northern California town, seeking space and time to recover, but soon finds himself breaking into homes in search of pills. Addled by addiction and chronic pain, Berg meets Alejandro, a reclusive, master boatbuilder, and begins to see a path forward. Alejandro offers Berg honest labor, but more than this, he offers him a new approach to his suffering, a template for survival amid intense pain. Nurtured by his friendship with Alejandro and aided, too, by the comradeship of many in Talinas, Berg begins to return to himself. Written in gleaming prose, this is a story about resilience, community, and what it takes to win back your soul. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Daniel Gumbiner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1944211551\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781944211554\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e McSweeney's\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/10\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.50w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2018 pg. 50\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/10\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/0001","brand":"Daniel Gumbiner","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48174849491199,"sku":"9781944211554","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_af7190b1-2505-4931-a0cb-36d655f22980.jpg?v=1771330923","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-boatbuilder-daniel-gumbiner-9781944211554","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}