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Publisher: Ecco
Measurements: 5 x 0.89 x 7.5 inches
Format: Paperback
Condition: New
A fading A-list film star shocks the public by raffling off his entire multi-million-dollar blockbuster paycheck to a random moviegoer, then embarks on a relationship with a much younger model. Watching from the sidelines is his longtime confidant—sometimes lover—anonymously reflecting on the two decades of their improbable bond. Elsewhere, an ambitious filmmaker, unknown to either of them, struggles to write a screenplay about friendship and desire while dreaming of the financial independence needed to create meaningful art.
Narrated through their shifting, deeply interconnected viewpoints, Television is a witty and intellectually sharp novel that examines the nature of extraordinary fortune—whether sudden wealth or a chance meeting. Echoing the cool clarity of Joan Didion’s Play It as It Lays while addressing a radically transformed Hollywood, it captures an industry—and a society—at a breaking point, exposing the imbalances of money, beauty, power, gender, and age that define modern American life. In a dazzling yet disorienting era shaped by social media and streaming platforms, the novel asks: when everything else is quantified, what value does love still hold?
With its playful approach to time, crisp and agile dialogue, and unmistakably contemporary voice, Lauren Rothery’s debut announces itself as a striking work of literary impressionism and heralds the emergence of a compelling new voice in American fiction.
Publisher: Ecco
Measurements: 5 x 0.89 x 7.5 inches
Format: Paperback
Condition: New
A fading A-list film star shocks the public by raffling off his entire multi-million-dollar blockbuster paycheck to a random moviegoer, then embarks on a relationship with a much younger model. Watching from the sidelines is his longtime confidant—sometimes lover—anonymously reflecting on the two decades of their improbable bond. Elsewhere, an ambitious filmmaker, unknown to either of them, struggles to write a screenplay about friendship and desire while dreaming of the financial independence needed to create meaningful art.
Narrated through their shifting, deeply interconnected viewpoints, Television is a witty and intellectually sharp novel that examines the nature of extraordinary fortune—whether sudden wealth or a chance meeting. Echoing the cool clarity of Joan Didion’s Play It as It Lays while addressing a radically transformed Hollywood, it captures an industry—and a society—at a breaking point, exposing the imbalances of money, beauty, power, gender, and age that define modern American life. In a dazzling yet disorienting era shaped by social media and streaming platforms, the novel asks: when everything else is quantified, what value does love still hold?
With its playful approach to time, crisp and agile dialogue, and unmistakably contemporary voice, Lauren Rothery’s debut announces itself as a striking work of literary impressionism and heralds the emergence of a compelling new voice in American fiction.