{"product_id":"leave-society-paperback","title":"Leave Society - 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\u003eTao Lin\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the acclaimed author of \u003ci\u003eTaipei\u003c\/i\u003e, a bold portrait of a writer working to balance all his lives--artist, son, loner--as he spins the ordinary into something monumental. An engrossing, hopeful novel about life, fiction, and where the two blur together.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 2014, a novelist named Li leaves Manhattan to visit his parents in Taipei for ten weeks. He doesn't know it yet, but his life will begin to deepen and complexify on this trip. As he flies between these two worlds--year by year, over four years--he will flit in and out of optimism, despair, loneliness, sanity, bouts of chronic pain, and drafts of a new book. He will incite and temper arguments, uncover secrets about nature and history, and try to understand how to live a meaningful life as an artist and a son. But how to fit these pieces of his life together? Where to begin? Or should he leave society altogether? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Exploring everyday events and scenes--waiting rooms, dog walks, family meals--while investigatively venturing to the edges of society, where culture dissolves into mystery, Lin shows what it is to write a novel in real time. Illuminating and deeply felt, as it builds toward a stunning, if unexpected, romance, \u003ci\u003eLeave Society\u003c\/i\u003e is a masterly story about life and art at the end of history. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA VINTAGE ORIGINAL\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eTAO LIN is the author of the memoir \u003ci\u003eTrip\u003c\/i\u003e, the novels\u003ci\u003e Taipei \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e Richard Yates\u003c\/i\u003e and\u003ci\u003e Eeeee Eee Eeee\u003c\/i\u003e, the novella \u003ci\u003eShoplifting from American Apparel\u003c\/i\u003e, the story collection \u003ci\u003eBed\u003c\/i\u003e, and the poetry collections \u003ci\u003eCognitive-Behavioral Therapy\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eyou are a little bit happier than i am\u003c\/i\u003e. He was born in Virginia, has taught in Sarah Lawrence College's MFA program, and is the founder and editor of Muumuu House.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 368\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 7.9 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 03, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44317514268774,"sku":"9781101974476","price":26.76,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/ZnFKaWFVRU50Q0hDQ2JWL05icjhoQT09.webp?v=1768045848","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/leave-society-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}