{"product_id":"small-comfort","title":"Small Comfort","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e LONGLISTED FOR THE INTERNATIONAL BOOKER PRIZE 2026 \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Z\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eings and smarts in all the right places . . . breathtakingly original, profound but with a delicious dose of irreverence' \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eINTERNATIONAL BOOKER PRIZE 2026 JUDGES\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Brilliantly funny, poignant and timeless . . . This newly Booker Prize-longlisted novel is ripe for book club discussions and is not recommended for public transport reading in case you, like this reviewer, miss your stop'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eREADINGS BOOKS, Melbourne\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'An entertaining, thought-provoking piece of fiction'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Life In Books\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Simple, delicate, delicious prose that delivers from the very first story' \u003c\/b\u003e⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ READER REVIEW\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Smart, clever . . . such a brilliant read!' \u003c\/b\u003e⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ READER REVIEW\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e_______\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'You know, love is love, he says. But what about the revolution?'\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIntricately built and wickedly humorous, these five interconnected short stories are all about one thing: money.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom an interview with a child-star-turned-thief to the mysterious death of an employee at a drug manufacturer - or the couple feigning marital bliss to keep their inheritance, Ia Genberg carefully unravels the value we place on both money and people.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat does it really mean to be in debt to someone? How does our financial worth permeate the ways we think and feel? And what do we lose when we supposedly win? \u003ci\u003eSmall Comfort \u003c\/i\u003eskewers its characters, slyly implicating the reader along the way.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA brilliantly original and thought-provoking collection from the author and translator of \u003ci\u003eThe Details\u003c\/i\u003e, shortlisted for the 2024 International Booker Prize.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMore praise for \u003ci\u003eSmall Comfort\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A delightful and exquisitely executed literary mini-study that brings to mind Joan Didion' - \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eExpressen\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Her humour and delight in language make the stories crackle with life' - \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eSvenska Dagbladet\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'I haven't read anything better this year' - \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eSydsvenskan  \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Genberg captures, with intelligence and insight, the afflictions of our time' - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGöteborgs-Poste\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePraise for Ia Genberg:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Miraculous' - \u003cb\u003eHernan Diaz\u003c\/b\u003e, author of \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrust\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'I wish I could write like this' - \u003cb\u003eFredrik Backman\u003c\/b\u003e, author of \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Man Called Ove\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e'So good that I kept underlining passages so I could reread them later' - \u003cb\u003eMark Haddon\u003c\/b\u003e, author of \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time  \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Mesmerizing and hot to the touch' - \u003cb\u003eCatherine Lacey, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Headline Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56414676091224,"sku":"9781035433940","price":18.5,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781035433940.jpg?v=1778764531","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/small-comfort","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}