{"product_id":"9781935639725","title":"The Dismal Science: A Novel","description":"Mountford's follow up to A Young Man's Guide to Late Capitalism is at once a cogent political drama and an acute meditation on the fragile nature of identity.\u003cbr\u003ehe Dismal Science tells of a middle-aged vice president at the World Bank, Vincenzo D’Orsi, who publicly quits his job over a seemingly minor argument with a colleague. A scandal inevitably ensues, and he systematically burns every bridge to his former life. After abandoning his career, Vincenzo, a recent widower, is at a complete loss as to what to do with himself. The story follows his efforts to rebuild his identity without a vocation or the company of his wife. An exploration of the fragile nature of identity, The Dismal Science reveals the terrifying speed with which a person’s sense of self can be annihilated. It is at once a study of a man attempting to apply his reason to the muddle of life and a book about how that same ostensible rationality, and the mathematics of finance in particular, operates—with similarly dubious results—in our world.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Tin House Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47040431948016,"sku":"9781935639725","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781935639725_p0.jpg?v=1769897577","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781935639725","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}