The Bar Tab Also Rises: A Lost Generation Comedy -

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Résumé :
Travel back to the early 1920s and meet the Lost Generation's most dysfunctional expatriates. Jake Barnes has a problem. Actually, he has several: an interpretive dancer friend who won't stop talking about a cartoon rat named Ratty Rat, a drinking habit that could float a small yacht, and an inconvenient love for Brett Ashley-a woman so beautiful that every man who falls for her ends up bankrupt, hospitalized, or mysteriously dead. When Brett announces she's traveling to Spain and Jake's entire circle of wealthy, self-absorbed friends decides to tag along, he agrees to chronicle their misadventures. This is his first mistake.What follows is a descent into chaos that escalates from mildly absurd to completely unhinged. There are debates about theme parks that don't exist. There are circus performers frozen solid on bus roofs. There is a Spanish festival called the Running of the Supreme Roosters that makes traditional bullfighting look safe. And through it all, Jake watches his friends spend money they don't have, drink wine by the barrel, and remain gloriously unaware that Brett's curse is picking them off one by one.By the time Jake realizes the only way to survive is to stop loving the wrong woman, he's already knee-deep in supernatural poultry, vampire-obsessed artists, and the wreckage of everyone's poor life choices. The bar tab is rising-and someone's going to have to pay.Pull up a chair and relax with this literary parody, three drinks past good judgment....

Biographie:
and an eccentric cast of characters who treat existential crises like dinner conversation and consider a two-hundred-dollar jar of gourmet mustard a worthy investment. Set against the backdrop of 1920s Paris and Spain, this comedy follows Jake as he documents the increasingly absurd adventures of Americans who have too much money, too much time, and far too little perspective on their own lives. From heated debates about theme parks that may not exist to encounters with gothic caf? owners, vampire-obsessed artists, and professional trading game card players, every day brings a new level pretentiousness. But when the group travels to Spain to witness the legendary Running of the Supreme Roosters-a tradition that makes bullfighting look like a peaceful afternoon-Jake realizes that some customs are better left undisturbed. Especially when they involve poultry with anger management issues, mechanical leg braces that shouldn't exist, and people who think interpretive dance can solve international conflicts. A comedy that proves some generations aren't just lost-they're completely, hilariously clueless. What readers are saying: Finally, a book that understands how ridiculous privileged people can be while still being genuinely entertaining. I haven't laughed this hard at wealthy people's problems since... well, ever. Part literary parody, part absurdist comedy, all hilarious. Perfect for readers who enjoy:Satirical comedy about the wealthy and self-absorbed 1920s period settings with a comedic twist Literary parodies that stand on their own Stories about Americans abroad making questionable life choices Anyone who has ever wondered what happens when interpretive dance meets international relations...

Sommaire:
Brett Ashley, a beautiful woman whose mere presence seems to financially ruin every man she meets...