{"product_id":"corey-fah-does-social-mobility-paperback","title":"Corey Fah Does Social Mobility - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eIsabel Waidner\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA novel that celebrates radical queer survival and gleefully takes a hammer to false notions of success\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is the story of Corey Fah, a writer who has hit the literary jackpot: their novel has just won the prize for the Fictionalization of Social Evils. But the actual trophy, and with it the funds, hovers peskily out of reach. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNeon-beige, with UFO-like qualities, the elusive trophy leads Corey, with their partner Drew and eight-legged companion Bambi Pavok, on a spectacular quest through their childhood in the Forest and an unlikely stint on reality TV. Navigating those twin horrors, along with wormholes and time loops, Corey learns--the hard way--the difference between a prize and a gift. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFollowing the Goldsmiths Prize-winning \u003ci\u003eSterling Karat Gold\u003c\/i\u003e, Isabel Waidner's bold and buoyant new novel is about coming into one's own, the labor of love, the tendency of history to repeat itself, and what ensues when a large amount of cultural capital is suddenly deposited in a place it has never been before.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIsabel Waidner\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eSterling Karat Gold\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWe Are Made of Diamond Stuff\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eGaudy Bauble\u003c\/i\u003e. They are the winner of the Goldsmiths Prize 2021 and co-founded the event series \u003ci\u003eQueers Read This\u003c\/i\u003e. They live in London.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 160\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 7.9 x 4.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 06, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51764481524000,"sku":"9781644452691","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/26fa9c198d30a3ee2662ff313709d447.webp?v=1780249578","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/corey-fah-does-social-mobility-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}