{"product_id":"the-body-paperback-2","title":"The Body - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHanif Kureishi\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHow far are we willing to go to stay young? Hanif Kureishi--acclaimed author of \u003ci\u003eThe Buddha of Suburbia\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eIntimacy--\u003c\/i\u003eexplores the possibilities in this provocative story of an older man whose brain is surgically placed in a younger man's body by a network of underground doctors.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"After a bit you realize there's only one invaluable commodity. Not gold or love, but time.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAdam is offered the chance to trade in his sagging flesh for a much younger and more pleasing model. He tells his wife and son that he is going on an extended vacation. He immediately embarks on an odyssey of hedonism, but soon finds himself regretting what he left behind and feeling guilt over the responsibilities he has ignored. Sinister forces pursue him, wanting possession of \"his\" body, and he soon finds himself with nowhere to turn. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A fluent, socially observant writer whose sentences move with intelligence and wit\" \u003ci\u003e(The New York Times Book Review), \u003c\/i\u003e Kureishi presents us with both a fantastically vivid tale and hard-hitting questions about our own relationships with our minds and bodies -- and with time that is running out.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eHanif Kureishi is a novelist, screenwriter, and playwright. He is the author of nine novels, including \u003ci\u003eThe Buddha of Suburbia \u003c\/i\u003e(winner of the Whitbread Award for Best First Novel), \u003ci\u003eThe Black Album, Intimacy, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Nothing. \u003c\/i\u003eHe was twice nominated for Oscars for best original screenplay (\u003ci\u003eMy Beautiful Laundrette\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eVenus, \u003c\/i\u003e which starred Peter O'Toole). In 2010 Kureishi received the prestigious PEN\/Pinter Prize. He lives in London.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 160\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.41 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 01, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53054573084896,"sku":"9780743249058","price":15.47,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/5909\/4496\/files\/xlR8Lg7CXY9780743249058.webp?v=1781298872","url":"https:\/\/improvedinc.myshopify.com\/products\/the-body-paperback-2","provider":"Improved Improper Input Inc.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}