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S. [With Postcard]

by J. J. Abrams

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A mystery unfolds in the margins

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  • Critical praise

    Praised by the Miami Herald as a work of art

    The review praises S. as a profound and tremendous work of art, both as literature and as a physical object.

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A mystery unfolds in the margins

S. builds two connected mysteries around a fictional novel, Ship of Theseus. In that novel, a man with no past is taken aboard a strange ship; outside it, Jennifer and Eric use its margins to investigate the elusive writer V. M. Straka and come to know each other. Their exchanges give the mystery a personal stake, as questions of identity and trust sit alongside the danger surrounding their search. The hardcover’s 22 inserts make the physical book part of this layered setup, with more to examine than the printed novel alone.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Readers interested in mysteries told through a book-within-a-book
  • Readers who enjoy stories about authorship and identity
  • Shoppers interested in books with physical inserts

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Mystery and investigationIdentityTrustBooks and authorship

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Book overview

This one-of-a-kind bestseller from J.J. Abrams and Doug Dorst captures the excitement of solving a mystery like no other book.

"Both as literature and as a physical object, S. is a profound and tremendous work of art." --Miami Herald

One book. Two readers. A world of mystery, menace, and desire.

The chronicle of two readers finding each other, and their deadly struggle with forces beyond their understanding--all within the margins of a book conceived by Star Wars director J.J. Abrams and written by award-winning novelist Doug Dorst.

The book: Ship of Theseus, the final novel by a prolific but enigmatic writer named V.M. Straka, in which a man with no past is shanghaied onto a strange ship with a monstrous crew and launched onto a disorienting and perilous journey.

The writer: Straka, the incendiary and secretive subject of one of the world's greatest mysteries, a revolutionary about whom the world knows nothing apart from the words he wrote and the rumors that swirl around him.

The readers: Jennifer and Eric, a college senior and a disgraced grad student, both facing crucial decisions about who they are, who they might become, and how much they're willing to trust another person with their passions, hurts, and fears.

S. contains 22 inserts and will be delivered in a sealed slipcase.

"The best-looking book I've ever seen." --The New Yorker
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