{"product_id":"the-made-up-man-9781250251060","title":"The Made-Up Man","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Scapellato's blend of existential noir, absurdist humor, literary fiction, and surreal exploration of performance art merges into something special. . . . \u003ci\u003eThe Made-Up Man\u003c\/i\u003e is a rare novel that is simultaneously smart and entertaining.\" --Gabino Iglesias, NPR\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eStanley had known it was a mistake to accept his uncle Lech's offer to apartment-sit in Prague--he'd known it was one of Lech's \u003ci\u003eproposals\u003c\/i\u003e, a thinly veiled setup for some invasive, potentially dangerous performance art project. But whatever Lech had planned for Stanley, it would get him to Prague and maybe offer a chance to make things right with T after his failed attempt to propose. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eStanley can take it. He can ignore their hijinks, resist being drafted into their evolving, darkening script. As the operation unfolds it becomes clear there's more to this performance than he expected; they know more about Stanley's state of mind than he knows himself. He may be able to step over chalk outlines in the hallway, may be able to turn away from the women acting as his mother or the men performing as his father, but when a man made up to look like Stanley begins to play out his most devastating memory, he won't be able to stand outside this imitation of his life any longer. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eImmediately and wholly immersive, Joseph Scapellato's debut novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Made-Up Man\u003c\/i\u003e, is a hilarious examination of art's role in self-knowledge, a sinister send-up of self-deception, and a big-hearted investigation into the cast of characters necessary to help us finally meet ourselves.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Joseph Scapellato\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Picador USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/31\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 4.90w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781250251060\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJoseph Scapellato\u003c\/b\u003e's debut story collection, \u003ci\u003eBig Lonesome\u003c\/i\u003e, was published in 2017. He earned his MFA in fiction at New Mexico State University and has been published in \u003ci\u003eKenyon Review Online\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGulf Coast\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePost Road Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePANK\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eUNSAID\u003c\/i\u003e, and other literary magazines. His work has been anthologized in \u003ci\u003eForty Stories\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGigantic Worlds: An Anthology of Science Flash Fiction\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Best Innovative Writing\u003c\/i\u003e. Scapellato is an assistant professor of English in the creative writing program at Bucknell University. He grew up in the suburbs of Chicago and lives in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, with his wife, daughter, and dog.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Picador USA","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44413298802803,"sku":"9781250251060","price":23.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_7eb81774-d0ff-4e75-9e6f-b6b64df4b37f.jpg?v=1772111810","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/the-made-up-man-9781250251060","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}