{"product_id":"9781569479742","title":"The Funny Man","description":"\u003cb\u003eThis dark comedy about celebrity is from the author who is “among the most perceptive and edgy chroniclers of an increasingly coarse American culture” (\u003ci\u003eNew York Journal of Books\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e The funny man is a middling comic in an unnamed city. By day he takes care of his infant son; by night he performs in small clubs. His wife waits tables to support the family. It doesn’t sound like much, but they’re happy, more or less. Until the day he comes up with it. His thing. His gimmick. And everything changes. He’s a headliner, and the venues get bigger fast. Pretty soon he has a starring role in a Hollywood blockbuster, all thanks to the gimmick.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Which is: He performs with his fist in his mouth. Jokes, impressions, commercials—all with his fist in his mouth. The people want him—are crazy for him—but only with his fist in his mouth.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e And the funny man is tired of having his fist in his mouth.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Thus, as the novel begins, his career is in tatters, his family has left him, and he’s on trial for shooting an unarmed man six times. His lawyer argues that he is not guilty by reason of celebrity. It remains to be seen whether he can be saved . . . A smart satire of our absurd culture, \u003ci\u003eThe Funny Man\u003c\/i\u003e documents one individual’s slide from everyman to monster—even as it reveals the potential for grace and mercy in his life.\u003cbr\u003e  ","brand":"Soho Press, Incorporated","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47167238635760,"sku":"9781569479742","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781569479742_p0.jpg?v=1763791979","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781569479742","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}