{"product_id":"an-evening-of-long-goodbyes-paperback-by-paul-murray","title":"An Evening of Long Goodbyes Paperback by Paul Murray","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n                            \n                                \n                                    \u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProduct Details\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n                                    \u003cul\u003e\n                                        \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cb\u003eHamish Hamilton UK\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e(2011-04-12)\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                                        \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003eEnglish\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                                        \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e480\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003epages\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                                        \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e9780241955895\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                                        \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eItem Weight\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e334.53\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003egrams\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                                        \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e7.8 x 5.0 x 1.2\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003ecm\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                                    \u003c\/ul\u003e\n                                    \u003cbr\u003e\n                                    \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnother unmissable comic outing from the Booker Prize-shortlisted author of \u003ci\u003eThe Bee Sting\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eShortlisted for the Whitbread First Novel Award and the Kerry Group Irish Fiction Award\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Hilarious, rich and satisfying' \u003ci\u003eTimes Literary Supplement\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Arguably the funniest debut in years, \u003ci\u003eAn Evening of Long Goodbyes\u003c\/i\u003e ranks with Zadie Smith's \u003ci\u003eWhite Teeth \u003c\/i\u003eas a stunning document of an English-speaking metropolis in flux' \u003ci\u003eLA Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is the story of Charles Hythloday and the heroic squandering of a family inheritance. Featuring drinking, greyhound racing, vanishing furniture, more drinking, old movies, assorted Dublin lowlife, eviction and the perils of community theatre, Paul Murray’s first novel is a tour de force of comedic writing wrapped in an honest-to-goodness tale of a man – and a family – living in denial.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Comedy of the highest calibre and a good, fast-paced yarn. An excellent read' \u003ci\u003eSunday Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n                                    \u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n                                    \u003cp\u003ePaul Murray was born in Dublin in 1975 and is the author of \u003ci\u003eAn Evening of Long Goodbyes\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSkippy Dies\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Mark and the Void\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Bee Sting\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003ci\u003eAn Evening of Long Goodbyes\u003c\/i\u003e was shortlisted for the Whitbread First Novel Award and nominated for the Kerry Group Irish Fiction Award. \u003ci\u003eSkippy Dies\u003c\/i\u003e was shortlisted for the Costa Novel Award and the National Book Critics Circle Award, and longlisted for the Booker Prize. \u003ci\u003eThe Mark and the Void\u003c\/i\u003e won the Everyman Wodehouse Prize. \u003ci\u003eThe Bee Sting \u003c\/i\u003ewon the Nero Book of the Year Award and the An Post Irish Book of the Year, and was shortlisted for the Booker Prize, the Writers’ Prize for Fiction and the Kirkus Prize for Fiction. Paul Murray lives in Dublin.\u003c\/p\u003e\n                                \n                            \n                            \u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Best Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":45369253757089,"sku":"BBSNIJ9780241955895","price":21.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0525\/2084\/5473\/files\/9780241955895.jpg?v=1763144352","url":"https:\/\/www.bestbookstore.ca\/products\/an-evening-of-long-goodbyes-paperback-by-paul-murray","provider":"Best Book Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}