{"product_id":"the-king-of-pain-seth-kaufman-9780985626501","title":"The King of Pain: a novel with stories","description":"\"One of 2012's most enjoyable novels.\" --Neil Genzlinger, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\"This is a dark, sharp, very funny novel about imprisonment, torture and the dangerous pleasures of stories.\" --Zoe Heller, \u003ci\u003eNotes on a Scandal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Seth Kaufman's novel is a hoot and a boot, a zany, unsettling, satisfying, post post-modern, tragic-comic tour of prisons around the world and pain in the human heart. Start it and you won't stop. If you're a claustrophobe, read it out-of-doors.\" --John Darnton, \u003ci\u003eNeaderthal\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA riotously funny portrait of an out-of-control entertainment mogul and a devastating look at torture and imprisonment, \u003ci\u003eThe King of Pain\u003c\/i\u003e is part Jennifer Egan, part Italo Calvino, part \"Entourage,\" and 100% marvelous. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRick Salter expects to be hated; after all, he's the mind behind the outrageous-and outrageously successful-reality TV show about torture, \"The King of Pain.\" What he finds much more worrisome than the ire of cultural critics is that when he wakes up one Saturday morning, he's trapped underneath his gigantic home entertainment system with no idea how he got there. Rick has 48 long hours ahead of him until his housekeeper will come to his rescue and nothing to pass the time except pain, bad memories-and a strange book he finds lying beside him. Called \"A History of Prisons,\" it is written by one Seth Kaufman, and it seems mysteriously relevant to Rick's predicament...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Seth Kaufman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 098562650X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780985626501\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Sukuma Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/14\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 300\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.76lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.99h x 5.24w x 0.67d\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Seth Kaufman","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44063615516927,"sku":"9780985626501","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_af4651c4-513e-4c5a-b7d4-f7ec881b0bc3.jpg?v=1685390617","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-king-of-pain-seth-kaufman-9780985626501","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}