Transcription : a novel / Ben Lerner.

Author/creator Lerner, Ben, 1979- author.
Format Book
EditionFirst edition.
PublicationNew York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2026.
Copyright Date©2026
Description130 pages ; 22 cm
Subjects

Summary "The narrator of Ben Lerner's new novel has traveled to Providence, Rhode Island, where he is to conduct what will be the final published interview with Thomas, his ninety-year-old mentor and the father of his college friend Max. Thomas is a giant in the arts who seems to hail 'from the future and the past simultaneously' and who 'reenchants the air' when he speaks. But the narrator drops his smartphone in the hotel sink. He arrives at Thomas's house with no recording device, a fact he is mysteriously unable to confess. What unfolds from this dreamlike circumstance is the unforgettable story of the triangle formed by Thomas, Max, and the narrator, and an exploration of fathers and sons, male friendship and rivalry, and the challenges of parenting in a burning world"-- Provided by publisher.
Genre/formPsychological fiction.
Genre/formDomestic fiction.
Genre/formNovels.
Genre/formRomans.
LCCN 2025038953
ISBN9780374618599 hardcover
ISBN0374618593 hardcover

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