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Nick Bhasin

I Look Forward to Hearing from You

Nick Bhasin

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Vintage
13 June 2023

Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945); Humour; Australian Fiction

ABBEY'S BOOKSELLER PICK ----- Hector Singh is trying to get a break as a screenwriter in LA but his mother's death has him, his father and sister all grieving and struggling to cope. Hector, in particular, is wracked with self-destructive pre-occupations. All of this is relayed with unrelenting, darkly-comic absurdism as Hector excoriates the TV industry over its banality and racism. The quotes that begin each chapter are especially amusing. A sharp and pointy satire, this is only for those wanting a provocative and memorable reading experience. Who knows, maybe this will be made into a darkly-comic TV series/movie? Craig

'I wish I could write like Nick Bhasin ... but reading his writing is the next best thing.' SAMMY J

'Bhasin hits that sweet spot of emotional depth while also being absurdly funny.' MARK HUMPHRIES

It's 2002. Britney and Justin are done. Low-rise jeans tyrannise the pants-wearing public. And Hector Singh, a 27-year-old eccentric, moderately talented yet extremely confident aspiring TV writer, is hell bent on 'making it' in LA. He's Puerto Rican and Indian but also post-race (or so he thinks) and he refuses to be intimidated by the Whites Only landscape of show business.

But when his mother dies suddenly, Hector's grief turns into depression, triggering dark thoughts and a binge-eating disorder. He lands a potentially career-launching job as a writers' assistant on a TV drama, but antidepressants make things much worse.

With a series of implosions that threaten to sink his work and relationships, Hector unravels. Spectacularly.

Can he navigate Hollywood racism, diet-culture oppression and overwhelming grief to survive this emotional crisis? Does he pull himself together in time to sell his TV show in a meeting with big producers? Will he catch an extremely fit Tom Cruise and give him a script?

Seems unlikely.

A hilarious, satirical, madcap and moving roller-coaster ride through the world of Hollywood as seen through one person's descent into despair.

By: Nick Bhasin
Imprint: Vintage
Country of Publication: Australia
Dimensions: Height: 232mm, Width: 155mm, Spine: 29mm
Weight: 505g
ISBN: 9781761046988
ISBN 10: 1761046985
Pages: 384
Publication Date: 13 June 2023
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Nick Bhasin is a culture writer and editor based in Sydney, but originally from the US. He occasionally appears on ABC Melbourne radio as a cultural attache and his writing has been in a variety of publications, including The New York Times, The Guardian, the Sydney Morning Herald, The Age and McSweeney's. His satirical parenting blog, 'Daddy's Little Miracle', was selected to join The New York Times' parenting section's blogroll in 2013. Nick has worked as an editor for 10 Daily, SBS, Foxtel Magazine and OK! Magazine. He has a BA in History from Haverford College and a tremendous speaking voice.

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ABBEY'S BOOKSELLER PICK ----- Hector Singh is trying to get a break as a screenwriter in LA but his mother's death has him, his father and sister all grieving and struggling to cope. Hector, in particular, is wracked with self-destructive pre-occupations. All of this is relayed with unrelenting, darkly-comic absurdism as Hector excoriates the TV industry over its banality and racism. The quotes that begin each chapter are especially amusing. A sharp and pointy satire, this is only for those wanting a provocative and memorable reading experience. Who knows, maybe this will be made into a darkly-comic TV series/movie? Craig

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