{"product_id":"love-novel-paperback","title":"Love Novel - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eIvana Sajko\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMima Simic\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWinner of the HKW Internationaler Literaturpreis - \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShortlisted for the 2023 Dublin Literary Award - One of \u003cem\u003eThe Millions\u003c\/em\u003e Most Anticipated Titles of 2024 \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e- One of \u003cem\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/em\u003e' Twenty Books You Can Read in a Weekend \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e- One of the \u003cem\u003eBoston Globe\u003c\/em\u003e's Anticipated Forthcoming Titles \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e- An American Bookseller's Association Indie Next Pick\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLove in late capitalism: Ivana Sajko takes us to the frontlines of a war waged between kitchen and bedroom. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLove in late capitalism: in an unnamed city, a husband and wife wage a silent war of rage and resentment. He, an out-of-work Dante scholar, is trying to change the world--and write a novel. She was once a passable actress, but now she's failing at breastfeeding. They take on gigs and debts. He drinks cheap wine; she cleans obsessively. In their two-room flat the tension rises and turns exquisite: the rent is past due, their careers have stalled, the regime is crumbling, and there's always the baby, the baby who won't stop crying.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntense and astutely ironic, devastating and darkly comic, Ivana Sajko's\u003cem\u003e Love Novel\u003c\/em\u003e takes a scalpel to the heart of modern married life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIvana Sajko\u003c\/strong\u003e, born in Zagreb in 1975, is a writer, theatre director and performer, working in the overlapping fields of literature, performance art and music. She is an author of five highly-praised novels and dozens of political theatre pieces, among which \u003cem\u003eWoman-bomb\u003c\/em\u003e gained international success. Her many awards include the Chevalier de l'ordre des Arts et Lettres and the HKW Internationaler Literaturpreis. She lives in Berlin.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMima Simic\u003c\/strong\u003e is a Croatian writer, an award-winning film critic, translator and political activist. Her short stories have been included in numerous anthologies and have been adapted for radio, TV and animated film. Her translations include works of fiction, non-fiction, literary theory, screenplays and films. She lives and works in Berlin.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 112\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 7.8 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 06, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50330648314093,"sku":"9781771965989","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0020\/8918\/9441\/files\/GPBG6XhVDb9781771965989.webp?v=1784934387","url":"https:\/\/www.webster.direct\/en-gb\/products\/love-novel-paperback","provider":"Webster.Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}