With all of the irrepressible wit and musicality that made Less a bestselling, Pulitzer Prize-winning, must-read breakout book, Less Is Lost is a profound and joyous novel about the enigma of life in America, the riddle of love, and the stories we tell along the way. From his estranged father and strained relationship with Freddy, to the reckoning he experiences in confronting his privilege, Arthur Less must eventually face his personal demons. We cannot, however, escape ourselves - even across deserts, bayous, and coastlines. He grows a handlebar mustache, ditches his signature gray suit, and disguises himself in the bolero-and-cowboy-hat costume of a true 'Unitedstatesian'.with varying levels of success, as he continues to be mistaken for either a Dutchman, the wrong writer, or, worst of all, a 'bad gay'. Less roves across the 'Mild Mild West', through the South and to his mid-Atlantic birthplace, with an ever-changing posse of writerly characters and his trusty duo - a human-like black pug, Dolly, and a rusty camper van nicknamed Rosina. For Arthur Less, life is going surprisingly well: he is a moderately accomplished novelist in a steady relationship with his partner, Freddy Pelu.īut nothing lasts: the death of an old lover and a sudden financial crisis has Less running away from his problems yet again as he accepts a series of literary gigs that send him on a zigzagging adventure across the US. Go get lost somewhere, it always does you good. 33 E 17th St, New York, NY 10003In the follow-up to the 'bedazzling, bewitching, and be-wonderful' (NYTBR) bestselling and Pulitzer Prize-winning Less, the awkward and lovable Arthur Less returns in an unforgettable road trip across America. ©1997-2023 Barnes & Noble Booksellers, Inc. Follow us here for new episodes Tuesdays and Thursdays (with occasional Saturdays).Ī full transcript of this episode is available here. Poured Over is produced and hosted by Miwa Messer and mixed by Harry Liang. The Impossible Lives of Greta Wells by Andrew Sean Greer The Confessions of Max Tivoli by Andrew Sean Greer
Less (winner of the Pulitzer Prize) by Andrew Sean Greer
And we finish this episode with TBR Topoff book recommendations from Marc and Becky. Andrew joins us on the show to talk about his new novel, the not-really-a-sequel, Less Is Lost, turning tragedy into comedy, rewrites, what scares him as a writer, his literary influences, the writing advice that he still relies on and much more with Poured Over’s host, Miwa Messer. You could say, at least, that Less is lost. You could say he is having the time of his life.
And I thought he needs someone totally full of himself to shake him up…” Readers fell in love with Arthur Less - and Andrew Sean Greer took home a Pulitzer Prize for Less, the novel that introduced us to Arthur. 5/5: Arthur Less might perish by coyote, or from thirst, or from exposure to the elements he might even face the blunt barrel of a pistol and escape with the joy of knowing he has stolen another day from Death and sleep well. And so I was like, Wouldn't it be funny if Arthur was the sort of Sancho Panza in this? I'll just barely touch on it and see where it goes. “I already had a kind of Don Quixote set up in mind.
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