{"product_id":"9780571314164","title":"As Near as I Can Get","description":"\u003cp\u003eFirst published in 1962 \u003ci\u003eAs Near as I Can Get\u003c\/i\u003e was Paul Ableman's follow up to his critically acclaimed debut \u003ci\u003eI Hear Voices\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFollowing Alan Peebles, a young man struggling to become a poet, \u003ci\u003eAs Near as I Can \u003c\/i\u003edepicts a mid-twentieth century London of offices, pubs and lodgings. Fuelled by drink through these desperate years, the narrator charts his encounters with women and fellow artists, as he seeks to glimpse a wonder in life barely discernible beneath the routine of every day. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Paul Ableman's novels were praised for their inventive language, bawdy high spirits, and originality of form by Anthony Burgess, Philip Toynbee, Robert Nye and other friends of the avant-garde. They are witty, original, and full of good humour, and I am delighted Faber Finds are reissuing them.' Margaret Drabble\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Faber and Faber","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47106467922160,"sku":"9780571314164","price":14.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780571314164_p0.jpg?v=1763719100","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780571314164","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}