{"product_id":"from-the-memoirs-of-a-nonenemy-combatant-isbn-9780143123064","title":"From the Memoirs of a Non-Enemy Combatant","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe critically acclaimed debut from Alex Gilvarry, a darkly comic love letter to New York, told through the eyes of Boy Hernandez: Filipino immigrant, glamour junkie, Guantánamo detainee.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlex Gilvarry's widely acclaimed first novel is the story of designer Boy Hernandez: Filipino immigrant, New York glamour junkie, Guantánamo detainee. Locked away indefinitely and accused of being linked to a terrorist plot, Boy prepares for the tribunal of his life with this intimate confession, a dazzling swirl of soirees, runways, and hipster romance that charts one small man's undying love for New York City and his pursuit of the big American dream—even as the present nightmare of detainment chisels away at his vital wit and chutzpah. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003eEditor's Choice, \u003ci\u003eFrom the Memoirs of a Non-Enemy Combatant \u003c\/i\u003eunveils two of America's most illusory realms—high fashion and Homeland Security—in a funny, wise, and beguiling, and Kafkaesque tale for our strange times.“Delicious . . . A left-handed love letter to America.” \u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003eDaniel Asa Rose\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Lively . . . Hilarious . . . [This] whirligig of a book draws some striking parallels between the way we mythologize stars and the way we look at terrorists.” \u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003eJohn Freeman\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Boston Globe\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“It's rare for a novel to tread so fearlessly into the political and yet to emerge so deeply funny and humane. Gilvarry is a young talent on the rise. Watch him gallop through the mess we’ve made of our civilization with style and panache.”\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003eGary Shteyngar\u003c\/b\u003et, author of \u003ci\u003eSuper Sad True Love Story\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eAbsurdistan\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“The deepest intelligence is poetic, incisive and inordinately funny. Heads up, folks. Alex Gilvarry just walked through the door.”\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003eColum McCann\u003c\/b\u003e, author of \u003ci\u003eLet the Great World Spin\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eZoli\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Finally, a young American novelist who has the guts to confront the absurdity of the last decade. Gilvarry has given us a sly, hilarious, and wickedly insightful book about living in the United States (or trying to live in the U.S.) in the aftermath of September 11th. Fashion, terrorism, New York and Guantanamo Bay: in the hands of Gilvarry, hilarity ensues. A brilliant debut.” \u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003eMichael Hastings\u003c\/b\u003e, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Operators\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlex Gilvarry\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Staten Island, New York, in 1981. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eFrom the Memoirs of a Non-Enemy Combatant, \u003c\/i\u003ewinner of the Hornblower Award for First Fiction (from the New York Society Library), Best New Voice by Bookspan, and selected by the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003eas an Editor’s Choice. He’s a National Book Foundation 5 Under 35 nominee and he has received fellowships from the Harry Ransom Center and the Normal Mailer Center. His essays and criticism have appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Nation, Boston Globe, \u003c\/i\u003eNPR’s \u003ci\u003eAll Things Considered, \u003c\/i\u003eand many other publications. His second novel, \u003ci\u003eEastman Was Here, \u003c\/i\u003ewas nominated for the PEN Open Book Award. He is a professor of creative writing at Monmouth University where he teaches fiction.","brand":"Penguin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46303896830181,"sku":"NP9780143123064","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780143123064.jpg?v=1767727754","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/from-the-memoirs-of-a-nonenemy-combatant-isbn-9780143123064","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}