{"id":13825,"title":"The Gum Thief","dimensions":"21.5 x 13.4 cm, 275 p., language : English, publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, Londen, ISBN : 978-0-7475-9188-7","date_begin":"2007-01-01","material":"Ink, paper","art_status_id":13,"legal_status_id":47,"category_id":26,"platform_id":1,"deleted":false,"asset_count":2,"stream_count":0,"collection":"Collection M HKA, Antwerp ","cached_tag_list":"Artist novel","publishing_process_id":1,"annotation":"","date_end":null,"reference":"B 2027/691","stream_count_app":6,"permalink":"the-gum-thief","description_ca":null,"short_description_ca":null,"description_it":null,"short_description_it":null,"cached_primary_asset_url":null,"cached_actor_names":null,"hide_from_json":false,"prev_platform_id":null,"description_uk":null,"short_description_uk":null,"description_tr":null,"short_description_tr":null,"mhka_works":true,"category":{"en":"Book","nl":"Boek","fr":"Livre"},"poster_image":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/mhka_ensembles_production/assets/public/000/032/029/large/Untitled160.jpg?1464090238","poster_credits":null,"translations":[{"locale":"en","short_description":"","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLiterary synopsis\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Gum Thief \u003c/em\u003eis the story of an extraordinary epistolary relationship between Roger and Bethany, two very different, but strangely connected, \u0026quot;aisles associates\u0026quot; at Staples. Watch as their lives unfold alongside Roger\u0026#39;s work-in-progress, the oddly titled \u003cem\u003eGlove Pond\u003c/em\u003e. A raucous tale of four academics, two malfunctioning marriages, and one rotten dinner party, Roger\u0026#39;s opus is a Cheever-style novella gone horribly wrong. But as key characters migrate into and out of its pages, \u003cem\u003eGlove Pond\u003c/em\u003e becomes an anchor of Roger\u0026#39;s unsettled-and unsettling-life.\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cdiv id=\"stcpDiv\" style=\"position: absolute; top: -1999px; left: -1988px;\"\u003e\r\n\u003cdiv\u003eis the story of an extraordinary epistolary relationship between Roger and Bethany, two very different, but strangely connected, \u0026quot;aisles associates\u0026quot; at Staples. Watch as their lives unfold alongside Roger\u0026#39;s work-in-progress, the oddly titled \u003ci\u003eGlove Pond\u003c/i\u003e. A raucous tale of four academics, two malfunctioning marriages, and one rotten dinner party, Roger\u0026#39;s opus is a Cheever-style novella gone horribly wrong. But as key characters migrate into and out of its pages, \u003ci\u003eGlove Pond\u003c/i\u003e becomes an anchor of Roger\u0026#39;s unsettled-and unsettling-life.\u003c/div\u003e\r\nCoupland electrifies us on every page of this witty, wise, and unforgettable novel. Love, death, and eternal friendship can all transpire where we least expect them...and even after tragedy seems to have wiped your human slate clean, stories can slowly rebuild you. - See more at: http://www.bloomsbury.com/us/the-gum-thief-9781596917538/#sthash.IQJaP7fX.dpuf\u003c/div\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cdiv id=\"stcpDiv\" style=\"position: absolute; top: -1999px; left: -1988px;\"\u003e\r\n\u003cdiv\u003eis the story of an extraordinary epistolary relationship between Roger and Bethany, two very different, but strangely connected, \u0026quot;aisles associates\u0026quot; at Staples. Watch as their lives unfold alongside Roger\u0026#39;s work-in-progress, the oddly titled \u003ci\u003eGlove Pond\u003c/i\u003e. A raucous tale of four academics, two malfunctioning marriages, and one rotten dinner party, Roger\u0026#39;s opus is a Cheever-style novella gone horribly wrong. But as key characters migrate into and out of its pages, \u003ci\u003eGlove Pond\u003c/i\u003e becomes an anchor of Roger\u0026#39;s unsettled-and unsettling-life.\u003c/div\u003e\r\nCoupland electrifies us on every page of this witty, wise, and unforgettable novel. Love, death, and eternal friendship can all transpire where we least expect them...and even after tragedy seems to have wiped your human slate clean, stories can slowly rebuild you. - See more at: http://www.bloomsbury.com/us/the-gum-thief-9781596917538/#sthash.IQJaP7fX.dpuf\u003c/div\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.coupland.com/books/the-gum-thief\"\u003eNovel\u0026#39;s website\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\r\n"},{"locale":"nl","short_description":"","description":""},{"locale":"fr","short_description":"","description":""},{"locale":"ru","short_description":"","description":""},{"locale":"de","short_description":"","description":""},{"locale":"es","short_description":"","description":""},{"locale":"el","short_description":"","description":""}],"actors":[{"id":2896,"name":"Douglas Coupland","category":{"en":"Author","nl":"Auteur","fr":"Auteur"}}]}