Rejection : fiction / Tony Tulathimutte.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Tulathimutte, Tony, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Interpersonal relations--Fiction.

Interpersonal relations.

Rejection (Psychology)--Fiction.

Rejection (Psychology).

Identity (Philosophical concept)--Fiction.

Identity (Philosophical concept).

Internet--Fiction.

Internet.

Genre:

short stories.

Humorous fiction.

Linked stories.

Short stories.

Fiction.

Satirical fiction.

Physical Description:

258 pages ; 22 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2024]

Summary:

A provocative plunge into the touchiest problems of modern life. The seven connected stories seamlessly transition between the personal crises of a complex ensemble and the comic tragedies of sex, relationships, identity, and the internet.

"The seven connected stories seamlessly transition between the personal crises of a complex ensemble and the comic tragedies of sex, relationships, identity, and the internet. In 'The Feminist,' a young man's passionate allyship turns to furious nihilism as he realizes, over thirty lonely years, that it isn't getting him laid. A young woman's unrequited crush in 'Pics' spirals into borderline obsession and the systematic destruction of her sense of self. And in 'Ahegao; or, The Ballad of Sexual Repression,' a shy late bloomer's flailing efforts at a first relationship leads to a life-upending mistake. As the characters pop up in each other's dating apps and social media feeds, or meet in dimly lit bars and bedrooms, they reveal the ways our delusions can warp our desire for connection."

Contents:

The Feminist

Pics

Ahegao, or, The ballad of sexual repression

Our dope future

Main character

Sixteen metaphors

Re: rejection.

Local Notes:

Athenaeum copy: Green fund bookplate.

ISBN:

9780063337879

0063337878

OCLC:

1454772664