{"product_id":"the-circumference-of-the-world-paperback","title":"The Circumference of the World - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLavie Tidhar\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublishers Weekly Best Books of 2023\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCaught between realities, a mathematician, a book dealer, and a mobster desperately seek a notorious book that disappears upon being read. Only the author, a rakish sci-fi writer, knows whether his popular novel is truthful or a hoax. In a story that is cosmic, inventive, and sly, multi-award-winning author Lavie Tidhar \u003c\/i\u003e(Central Station)\u003ci\u003e travels from the emergence of life to the very ends of the universe.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Ingeniously constructed and stylistically protean, this seven-course banquet of a novel glistens with the Golden Age of science fiction, even as it nourishes our neurons with a marvelous thought experiment.\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eJames Morrow, award-winning author of \u003c\/i\u003eShambling Towards Hiroshima\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDelia Welegtabit discovered two things during her childhood on a South Pacific island: her love for mathematics and a novel that isn't supposed to exist. But the elusive book proves unexpectedly dangerous. Oskar Lens, a science fiction-obsessed mobster in the midst of an existential crisis, will stop at nothing to find the novel. After Delia's husband Levi goes missing, she seeks help from Daniel Chase, a young, face-blind book dealer. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe infamous novel \u003ci\u003eLode Stars\u003c\/i\u003e was written by the infamous Eugene Charles Hartley: legendary pulp science-fiction writer and founder of the Church of the All-Seeing Eyes. In Hartley's novel, a doppelganger of Delia searches for her missing father in a strange star system. But is any of \u003ci\u003eLode Stars\u003c\/i\u003e real? Was Hartley a cynical conman on a quest for wealth and immortality, creating a religion he did not believe in? Or was he a visionary who truly discovered the secrets of the universe?\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eBritish Science Fiction, British Fantasy, and World Fantasy Award winning author Lavie Tidhar (\u003ci\u003eA Man Lies Dreaming\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Escapement\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eUnholy Land\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Hood\u003c\/i\u003e) is an acclaimed author of literature, science fiction, fantasy, graphic novels, and middle grade fiction. Tidhar received the Campbell, Xingyun, and Neukom awards for the novel \u003ci\u003eCentral Station\u003c\/i\u003e. In addition to his fiction and nonfiction, Tidhar is the editor of the Apex Best of World Science Fiction series and a columnist for the \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e. His speaking appearances include Cambridge University, PEN, and the Singapore Writers Festival. He has been a Guest of Honour at book conventions in Japan, Poland, Spain, Germany, Sweden, Denmark, China, and elsewhere; he is currently a visiting professor and writer in residence at the American International University. Tidhar currently resides with his family in London.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.49 x 5.62 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 05, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51764442104096,"sku":"9781616963620","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/326152fa4dc9334540b6d2af74f3712e.webp?v=1780248355","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-circumference-of-the-world-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}