WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE FOR FICTION 2018 <br/> <br/>A New York Times Notable Book of 2017 <br/>A Washington Post Top Ten Book of 2017 <br/>A San Francisco Chronicle Top Ten Book of 2017 <br/>Longlisted for the Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence, the Lambda Award and the California Book Award <br/> <br/>'I recommend it with my whole heart' Ann Patchett <br/> <br/>'I could not love Less more' Ron Charles, Washington Post <br/> <br/>Less is the story of a 49-year-old writer, Arthur Less, who learns that his former boyfriend is about to get married. To avoid the wedding and heartbreak, he decides to embark on a trip around the world, accepting invitations to a series of half-baked lectures and literary events. <br/> <br/>From almost falling in love in Paris, almost falling to death in Berlin, to booking himself as the (only) writer on a residency in India, and an encounter in a desert with the last person on earth he wishes to see, Less is a novel about missteps, misunderstanding and mistakes. <br/> <br/>'You will sob little tears of joy' Nell Zink <br/> <br/>'Marvellously, unexpectedly, endearingly funny' Gary Shteyngart