{"product_id":"the-passenger-seat-paperback","title":"The Passenger Seat - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eVijay Khurana\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA searing examination of male friendship and the broader social implications of masculinity in an age of toxic loneliness\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwo teenagers leave their small town on a vaguely charted road trip through the northern wilderness, with little more than canned food, second-hand camping gear, and the rifle they buy for reasons neither can articulate. The more they handle the gun, and the farther they get from their parents and peers, girlfriends and online gaming, the less their actions--and the games, literal and metaphorical, they play--are bound by the usual constraints. When one decides to harass a young couple they meet on the highway, the encounter leads them down a road from which there's no coming back.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA searing examination of male friendship and masculinity in an age of toxic loneliness, \u003cem\u003eThe Passenger Seat\u003c\/em\u003e introduces Vijay Khurana as an extraordinary new voice.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eVijay Khurana\u003c\/b\u003e is a writer and translator based between Berlin and London. His work has appeared in \u003ci\u003eNOON\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e3: AM Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Erotic Review\u003c\/i\u003e and elsewhere. He is currently completing a PhD in Creative and Critical Writing at Queen Mary, University of London, researching the disembodied voice and its effect on diaspora, long-distance relationships and loneliness. An excerpt from his translation of the German novel \u003ci\u003eRed (Hunger)\u003c\/i\u003e by Senthuran Varatharajah appears in the 2024 \u003ci\u003eWhite Review\u003c\/i\u003e translation anthology. \u003ci\u003eThe Passenger Seat\u003c\/i\u003e, his first novel, was shortlisted for the 2022 Novel Prize.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 7.9 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 04, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51999674564909,"sku":"9781771966306","price":19.35,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/uos5aShYKk9781771966306.webp?v=1776570635","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/the-passenger-seat-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}