{"product_id":"9780312422332","title":"Class Trip \u0026 The Mustache","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eClass Trip \u0026amp; The Mustache\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Emmanuel Carrère\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eLa Moustache\u003c\/i\u003e--now a film directed by Emmanuel Carrère\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"What would you say if I shaved off my mustache?\" asks \u003ci\u003eThe Mustache\u003c\/i\u003e's hero of his wife. Once removed, his wife and friends not only fail to recognize him, but deny the existence of the former mustache altogether. A metaphysical nightmare of the grandest kind, \u003ci\u003eThe Mustache\u003c\/i\u003e is a stunning blend of absurdist comedy and philosophical speculation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eClass Trip\u003c\/i\u003e, young Nicholas's vivid imagination gets the best of him when a boy disappears from a school excursion. What the youthful detective finds is even more terrifying than his wildest fantasties.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBrought together in one volume, the piercing early novels of Emmanuel Carrère constitute some of the most devastating psychological portraits in contemporary fiction.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Fine and glossy and inexorable . . . Stunning.” —\u003ci\u003eJohn Updike, The New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Carrère has written a book that is likely to ensnare anyone who starts reading it--ingenious and authentically eerie.” —\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“His command is total, his ear is perfect” —\u003ci\u003eThe Star-Ledger (Newark)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“[A] singular method of storytelling . . . [a] masterstroke.” —\u003ci\u003eDetroit Free Press\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Carrère is a master of high-standard deviation.” —\u003ci\u003eSpin\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9780312422332\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Picador","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40593137828046,"sku":"9780312422332","price":23.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_e7def4a9-e565-4a4e-8271-f566cebc840e.jpg?v=1637782471","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9780312422332","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}