{"product_id":"9781419767135","title":"The Men Can't Be Saved","description":"\u003cb\u003e* A MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK OF SUMMER 2023 * \u003ci\u003eTHE MILLIONS \u003c\/i\u003e*\u003ci\u003e LITHUB \u003c\/i\u003e*\u003ci\u003eDEBUTIFUL \u003c\/i\u003e*\u003ci\u003e AND MORE! \u003c\/i\u003e*\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “I laughed more times than I can count . . . A phenomenal debut novel by one of my favorite writers.”\u003cbr\u003e —CLINT SMITH, #1 Ne\u003ci\u003ew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eHow the Word Is Passed\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e“Nails down the hypocrisies of modern masculinity and capitalism with the graceful hand of a poet.”\u003cbr\u003e —ALEXANDRA KLEEMAN, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eauthor of \u003ci\u003eSomething New Under the Sun\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e“Purkert’s writing is a gift and it shines through these pages.”\u003cbr\u003e —HANIF ABDURRAQIB, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eauthor of \u003ci\u003eA Little Devil in America \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA knockout debut novel that tackles a haunting question: What do our jobs do to our souls?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Seth is a junior copywriter whose latest tagline just went viral. He’s the agency’s hottest new star, or at least he wants his coworker crush to think so. But while he’s busy drooling over his future corner office, the walls crumble around him.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e When his job lets him go, he can’t let go of his job. Unfortunately, one former colleague can’t let him go either: Robert “Moon” McCloone, a skeezy on-the-rise exec better suited to a frat house than a boardroom. Seth tries to forget Moon and rediscover his spiritual self; he studies Kabbalah with an Orthodox rabbi by day while popping illegal prescription pills by night. But with each misstep, Seth strays farther from salvation—though he might get there, if he could only get out of his own way.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In his debut novel, Purkert incisively peels back the layers of the male ego, revealing what’s rotten and what might be redeemed. Brimming with wit, irreverence, and soul-searching, \u003ci\u003eMen Can’t Be Saved\u003c\/i\u003e is a startlingly original examination of work, sex, addiction, religion, branding, and ourselves.","brand":"Ben Purkert","offers":[{"title":"Harry N. Abrams |  Hardback  |  2023-08-01","offer_id":44229835751679,"sku":"9781419767135","price":33.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0329\/9075\/7001\/files\/BNCImageAPI_eceebdbc-dede-46dc-b961-61a6077ba918.jpg?v=1692984720","url":"https:\/\/riverbookshop.com\/products\/9781419767135","provider":"River Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}