Entitlement (Paperback)

Rumaan Alam

ISBN 10: 0593949048 / ISBN 13: 9780593949047

Published by Diversified Publishing, 2024

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Paperback. NAMED ONE OF NPRS BOOKS WE LOVE 2024 ONE OF THE NEW YORKERS BEST BOOKS WEVE READ IN 2024ONE OF THE WASHINGTON POST'S 50 NOTABLE BOOKS OF 2024 ONE OF KIRKUSS BEST BOOK CLUB FICTION OF 2024 ONE OF REAL SIMPLES BEST BOOKS OF 2O24Rumaan Alam is a rarity.Entitlement a psychological thriller that subtly turns into a vicious expose of affluent liberalism also sneaks up on you, and wins you over.The New York Times"A brilliant exploration of extreme wealth and how it bends the lives of those close to it. Alam keeps things crystal clear and speedway fast." The Boston GlobeShould come with an undertow warning.Louise ErdrichA novel of money and morality from the New York Times bestselling author of Leave the World BehindBrooke wants. She isnt in need, but there are things she wants. A sense of purpose, for instance. She wants to make a difference in the world, to impress her mother along the way, to spend time with friends and secure her independence. Her job assisting an octogenarian billionaire in his quest to give away a vast fortune could help her achieve many of these goals. It may inspire new desires as well: proximity to wealth turns out to be nothing less than transformative. What is money, really, but a kind of belief?Taut, unsettling, and alive to the seductive distortions of money, Entitlement is a riveting tale for our new gilded age, a story that confidently considers questions about need and worth, race and privilege, philanthropy and generosity, passion and obsession. It is a provocative, propulsive novel about the American imagination. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Entitlement (Paperback)
• Publisher: Diversified Publishing
• Publication Date: 2024
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0593949048
• ISBN 13: 9780593949047
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

NAMED ONE OF NPR’S “BOOKS WE LOVE” 2024
 
ONE OF THE NEW YORKER’S “BEST BOOKS WE’VE READ IN 2024”

ONE OF THE WASHINGTON POST'S 50 NOTABLE BOOKS OF 2024
 
ONE OF KIRKUS’S “BEST BOOK CLUB FICTION OF 2024”

ONE OF REAL SIMPLE’S BEST BOOKS OF 2O24

“Rumaan Alam is a rarity...Entitlement — a psychological thriller that subtly turns into a vicious exposé of affluent liberalism— also sneaks up on you, and wins you over.”—The New York Times

"A brilliant exploration of extreme wealth and how it bends the lives of those close to it... Alam keeps things crystal clear and speedway fast."
—The Boston Globe

“Should come with an undertow warning.”
—Louise Erdrich

A novel of money and morality from the New York Times bestselling author of Leave the World Behind

Brooke wants. She isn’t in need, but there are things she wants. A sense of purpose, for instance. She wants to make a difference in the world, to impress her mother along the way, to spend time with friends and secure her independence. Her job assisting an octogenarian billionaire in his quest to give away a vast fortune could help her achieve many of these goals. It may inspire new desires as well: proximity to wealth turns out to be nothing less than transformative. What is money, really, but a kind of belief?

Taut, unsettling, and alive to the seductive distortions of money, Entitlement is a riveting tale for our new gilded age, a story that confidently considers questions about need and worth, race and privilege, philanthropy and generosity, passion and obsession. It is a provocative, propulsive novel about the American imagination.

About the Author

Rumaan Alam is the author of the New York Times bestselling novel Leave the World Behind, which was a finalist for the National Book Award, as well as the novels Rich and Pretty and That Kind of Mother. His writing has appeared in The New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, The New Yorker, and elsewhere. He lives in Brooklyn.