{"product_id":"thinks-isbn-9780142000861","title":"Thinks . . .","description":"David Lodge's novels have earned comparisons to those  of John Updike and Philip Roth and established him as \"a cult figure on both sides of the Atlantic\" (\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e). \u003ci\u003eThinks . . . \u003c\/i\u003e, his witty new novel about secret infidelities and the nature of consciousness, unfolds in the alternating voices of Ralph Messenger, director of the Centre for Cognitive Science at the University of Gloucester, and Helen Reed, a novelist and writer in residence at the university. Mutually attracted, the two end up in a moral standoff that is shattered by events that dramatically confirm the truth of Ralph's dictum: \"we can never know for certain what another person is thinking.\"A smart, seductive novel of ideas...Lodge is at the top of his game. (\u003ci\u003eThe Atlantic Monthly\u003c\/i\u003e)David Lodge is the author of twelve novels and a novella, including the Booker Prize finalists \u003cb\u003eSmall World\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eNice Work\u003c\/b\u003e. He is also the author of many works of literary criticism, including \u003cb\u003eThe Art of Fiction\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eConsciousness and the Novel\u003c\/b\u003e.","brand":"Penguin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46303191892197,"sku":"NP9780142000861","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780142000861.jpg?v=1767742454","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/thinks-isbn-9780142000861","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}