{"product_id":"torpor","title":"Torpor","description":"\u003cp\u003eIt's Summer, 1991, the dawning of the New World Order; a post-MTV, pre-AOL generation. Jerome Shafir and Sylvie Green, two former New Yorkers who can no longer afford an East Village apartment, set off on a journey across the entire former Soviet Bloc with the intention of adopting a Romanian orphan.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUnflinchingly dark, hilarious and moving - \u003ci\u003eTorpor \u003c\/i\u003eis at once a satire and philosophy of cultural history, social identity and failing relationships. Dipping into the trajectory of a life at different moments, Kraus interrogates convention and emotion, creating characters that are flawed, witty, and altogether true to life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart prequel, part sequel, \u003ci\u003eTorpor \u003c\/i\u003econtinues a project of life-writing; personal, unsparing, and triumphant. If \u003ci\u003eI Love Dick\u003c\/i\u003e is the book of your 20s, \u003ci\u003eTorpor\u003c\/i\u003e is the book of your 30s.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Oxfordbookstore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44791186981043,"sku":"9781781258989","price":520.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0718\/4164\/4723\/files\/blk_imp_17478120559781781258989.jpg?v=1762853463","url":"https:\/\/oxfordbookstore.com\/products\/torpor","provider":"Oxfordbookstore ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}