{"product_id":"9781035006847","title":"How I Won A Nobel Prize","description":"\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;\u0026lt;b\u0026gt;\u0026amp;lsquo;Tarantino\u0026amp;rsquo;s hilarious, provocative debut novel . . . switches seamlessly between psychological realism and diabolical farce . . . The novel\u0026amp;rsquo;s peculiar genius lies in how you\u0026amp;rsquo;re never entirely sure where Taranto\u0026amp;rsquo;s sympathies lie. \u0026amp;ndash; \u0026lt;i\u0026gt;The Times\/The Sunday Times, \u0026lt;\/i\u0026gt;Books of the Year\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;Sometimes you read something new and immediately think how brilliant it would be for a book club. \u0026lt;i\u0026gt;How I Won a Nobel Prize\u0026lt;\/i\u0026gt; by Julius Taranto has all the hallmarks of a book that will set sparks flying . . . Appreciate the accumulating tension of the psychological drama, and laugh out loud at the one-liners.\u0026amp;rsquo; \u0026amp;ndash; \u0026lt;i\u0026gt;Vogue\u0026lt;\/i\u0026gt;\u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;b\u0026gt;Julius Taranto\u0026amp;rsquo;s wickedly satirical and refreshingly irreverent debut novel, a young physicist follows her mentor to an island research institute that gives safe harbour to cancelled artists and scientists.\u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;Helen, a graduate student on a quest to save the planet, is one of the best minds of her generation. But when her irreplaceable advisor\u0026amp;rsquo;s student sex scandal is exposed, she must choose whether to give up on her work or accompany him to RIP, a research institute which grants safe harbour to the disgraced and the deplorable.\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;As Helen settles into life at the institute alongside her partner Hew, she develops a crush on an older novelist, while he is drawn to an increasingly violent protest movement. As the rift between them deepens, they both face major \u0026amp;ndash; and potentially world-altering \u0026amp;ndash; choices.\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;b\u0026gt;Hilarious, provocative and thought-provoking, \u0026lt;i\u0026gt;How I Won A Nobel Prize\u0026lt;\/i\u0026gt; approaches the issues of our times in a genuine and fresh way, examining the price we\u0026amp;rsquo;re willing to pay for progress and what it means, in the end, to be a good person.\u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;b\u0026gt;\u0026amp;lsquo;A stunning new talent, announcing itself fully formed\u0026amp;rsquo; \u0026amp;ndash; Jonathan Lethem, author of \u0026lt;i\u0026gt;Motherless Brooklyn\u0026lt;\/i\u0026gt;\u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt;\u0026lt;\/p\u0026gt;","brand":"Rye Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45464411046109,"sku":"9781035006847","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0064\/1368\/0730\/files\/9781035006847.jpg?v=1720081601","url":"https:\/\/ryebooks.co.uk\/products\/9781035006847","provider":"Rye Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}