The Misadventures of Arthur Less

Winner of the 2018 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, The Unfortunate Events of Arthur Less is a hilarious satire of life.

Arthur Less is a mediocre writer about to turn 50. One day, he receives a wedding invitation: the man he's had a not-so-serious relationship with for the past nine years has a wedding date. He can't say he's going, as it would be too awkward, and he can't say he's not going, as it would be the same as admitting defeat. Less thinks, "What can I do to avoid being in town for the wedding?" Then, on his desk, he sees several invitations to smaller literary events around the world. What does he do? He accepts them all!

What could possibly go wrong? Arthur Less nearly falls in love in Paris, narrowly avoids falling to his death in Berlin, flees a sandstorm in the Sahara Desert, accidentally books a stay at a Christian retreat in India, and meets, on a desert island in the Arabian Sea, the last person he wants to see in the world. Somewhere in the middle of all this, he turns 50. And somewhere in the middle of all this, he finds his first love. And his last.

Because, despite all these mistakes, all these misunderstandings, all these deceptions, The Unfortunate Events of Arthur Less is a love story.

"" The Misadventures of Arthur Less is excellent companion material."" The New York Times Book Review

Bestseller in the United States.

Featured on the New York Times , Washington Post and San Francisco Chronicle best books of the year lists.