Rejection — Tony Tulathimutte

LONGLISTED FOR THE 2024 NATIONAL BOOK AWARD IN FICTIONWritten with the accomplished authority of a modern classic and the manic intensity of a loser s manifesto Rejection radically redefines what it means to be rejected by lovers friends society and oneself We see a tryhard male feminist s passionate allyship turn to a furious nihilism as he realises that his feminism isn t getting him laid and a young woman s unrequited crush spirals into borderline obsession As these characters pop up in each other s dating apps and social media feeds or meet in dimly lit bars and bedrooms they reveal the ways that our delusions can warp our desire for connection A Book of the Year in Wall Street Journal New York Times New Yorker NPR Time Magazine Vanity Fair Esquire Electric Literature and more Tanıtım Bülteninden