{"product_id":"the-game-for-real-richard-weiner-9781931883443","title":"The Game for Real","description":"Compared to Kafka and a member of the Surrealists, Richard Weiner is one of European literature's best-kept secrets. \u003ci\u003eThe Game for Real\u003c\/i\u003e marks the long overdue arrival of his dreamlike, anxiety-ridden fiction into English. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe book opens with \u003ci\u003eThe Game of Quartering, \u003c\/i\u003e where an unnamed hero discovers his double. Surely, he reasons, if \u003ci\u003ehe\u003c\/i\u003e has a double, then his double must also have a double too, and so on . . . What follows is a grotesquely hilarious, snowballing spree through Paris, where real-life landmarks disintegrate into theaters, puppet shows, and, ultimately, a funeral. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFollowing this, \u003ci\u003eThe Game for the Honor of Payback\u003c\/i\u003e neatly inverts things: instead of a branching, expanding adventure, a man known as \"Shame\" embarks on a quest that collapses inward. Slapped by someone he despises, he launches a doomed crusade to return the insult. As the stakes grow ever higher, it seems that Shame will stop at nothing -- even if he discovers he's chasing his own tail. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBlending metaphysical questions with farcical humor, bizarre twists, and acute psychology, \u003ci\u003eThe Game for Real\u003c\/i\u003e is a riveting exploration of who we are -- and why we can't be so sure we know.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Richard Weiner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1931883440\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781931883443\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Two Lines Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/12\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\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 5.00w x 1.30d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/22\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eForeword\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/27\/2015","brand":"Richard Weiner","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43978812522751,"sku":"9781931883443","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_2c0f80c7-f0f5-4b6a-844c-1828e5683969.jpg?v=1683243122","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-game-for-real-richard-weiner-9781931883443","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}