{"product_id":"9781927380826","title":"Small Apartments","description":"\u003cp\u003eGrand Prize Winner, 23rd Annual International 3-Day Novel-Writing Contest\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNow a Major Motion Picture from Sony Entertainment Directed by Grammy Award winner Jonas Akerlund\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOften drawing comparison to comic classics like John Kennedy Toole’s \u003ci\u003eConfederacy of Dunces\u003c\/i\u003e and Charles Portis’s \u003ci\u003eThe Dog of the South\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSmall Apartments\u003c\/i\u003e follows the misadventures of corpulent misanthrope, Franklin Franklin, as he tries to dispose of his dead landlord. Surrounded by quirky neighbours, strange fingernail collections, and the occasional blast from a treasured alphorn, Franklin slowly discovers that our lives are much more than the stories we tell ourselves. In fact, true happiness might just be a state of mind.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe underground cult hit that won the Grand Prize in the 23rd Annual International 3-Day Novel Writing Contest is now a major motion picture from Sony Entertainment directed by Grammy Award winner Jonas Akerlund and starring the most refreshingly offbeat cast ever assembled for a dark indie comedy.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eSmall Apartments\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“brisk and compact … surprisingly expansive thematic breadth, a thoughtful, silly yet serious study in goofy pathos.” (\u003ci\u003eThe Globe and Mail\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“\u003ci\u003eSmall Apartments\u003c\/i\u003e was written in three days and won the 3-Day Novel Contest. People take three years to write something this well thought out. The reason for me to do the movie was the story and the character.” (Billy Crystal)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“Something very unique. Absurd and irreverent. Sometimes we have too much time to think. Just go into the madness and play.” (James Marsden)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Anvil Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47154170036464,"sku":"9781927380826","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781927380826_p0.jpg?v=1763636695","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781927380826","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}