{"product_id":"hotel-living-paperback","title":"Hotel Living - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eIoannis Pappos\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFinalist for the Lambda Literary Award for Debut Fiction \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFinalist for the Publishing Triangle Edmund White Award for Debut Fiction \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRecalling both the excess of \u003cem\u003eThe Wolf of Wall Street\u003c\/em\u003e, and the drifting narrator of \u003cem\u003eA Single Man\u003c\/em\u003e, Ioannis Pappos's debut novel is a portrait of privilege, aspiration, and international finance during the wayward course of the American economy between 9\/11 and the 2008 Financial collapse, and is filled with surprisingly tender observations about identity, loneliness, and human connection.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"I'm homeless, but in First Class.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStathis Rakis abandoned his small Greek village for a more worldly life, first in San Francisco, where the Dot Com Bubble had already burst, and then in Paris, France, where he is pursuing an MBA at an elite business school. After falling helplessly in love with a liberal New England journalist with a good conscience, who comes to campus with some scores to settle, Stathis moves to the United States to begin as a consultant for a company called Command. He spends the very few hours of the day that aren't consumed by work draining the minibar, battling insomnia, and binging on more than room service. Luxury is a given, happiness is not.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs the economy recovers and a new bubble expands in a post-9\/11 world, Stathis drifts upward, baring witness to the criminal decadence that will become the 2008 financial crisis, as well as his new habits of indulgence--drugs, sex, and insider trading. In a world of insiders--from corporate suits to Hollywood celebutantes--Stathis remains the outsider: too foreign to be one of them, too cynical to turn back.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"I'm homeless, but in first class.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStathis Rakis has abandoned his small Greek village for a more worldly life, first in San Francisco, where the dot-com bubble had already burst, and then in Paris, France, at a top business school. After falling in love with a liberal New England journalist with a good conscience (but with some scores to settle), Stathis moves to the United States to work as a management consultant for a high-octane company called Command. He spends the very few hours of the day that aren't consumed by work draining the minibar of whichever five-star hotel he's currently calling home, battling insomnia, and bingeing on more than room service. Luxury is a given; happiness is not.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs the economy recovers and a new bubble expands in a post-9\/11 world, Stathis drifts upward, bearing witness to the criminal decadence that will become the 2008 financial crisis while developing his own habits of indulgence--drugs, sex, and insider trading. In a world of insatiability that features both corporate suits and Hollywood hedonism, Stathis remains the outsider: too foreign to be one of them, too cynical to turn back.\u003c\/p\u003e--Scott Lasser, author of \u003cem\u003eAll I Could Get\u003c\/em\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"I'm homeless, but in first class.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStathis Rakis has abandoned his small Greek village for a more worldly life, first in San Francisco, where the dot-com bubble had already burst, and then in Paris, France, at a top business school. After falling in love with a liberal New England journalist with a good conscience (but with some scores to settle), Stathis moves to the United States to work as a management consultant for a high-octane company called Command. He spends the very few hours of the day that aren't consumed by work draining the minibar of whichever five-star hotel he's currently calling home, battling insomnia, and bingeing on more than room service. Luxury is a given; happiness is not.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs the economy recovers and a new bubble expands in a post-9\/11 world, Stathis drifts upward, bearing witness to the criminal decadence that will become the 2008 financial crisis while developing his own habits of indulgence--drugs, sex, and insider trading. In a world of insatiability that features both corporate suits and Hollywood hedonism, Stathis remains the outsider: too foreign to be one of them, too cynical to turn back.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 368\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 23, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47461115658418,"sku":"9780062376367","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/bafb9e169a505dbf7d34a1a624bc995b.webp?v=1778940729","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/hotel-living-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}