THE LATEST NOVEL FROM THE AUTHOR OF CULT SUPER-HIT _I LOVE DICK_ It's Summer, 1991, the dawning of the New World Order; a post-MTV, pre-AOL generation. Jerome Shafir and Sylvie Green, two former New Yorkers who can no longer afford an East Village apartment, set off on a journey across the entire former Soviet Bloc with the intention of adopting a Romanian orphan. Unflinchingly dark, hilarious and moving, _Torpor _is at once a satire and philosophy of cultural history, social identity and failing relationships. Dipping into the trajectory of a life at different moments, Kraus interrogates convention and emotion, creating characters that are flawed, witty, and altogether true to life. Part prequel, part sequel, _Torpor _continues a project of life-writing: personal, unsparing, and triumphant. If _I Love Dick_ is the book of your 20s, _Torpor_ is the book of your 30s.