Description
In a near-future America where politics has become performance and power depends on spectacle, a desperate incumbent turns to an unlikely ally: the mystical pro wrestler Rasputin. As election-season chaos escalates, the campaign’s outlandish strategy collides with the brutal realities of media manipulation, public appetite for distraction, and the fragile line between myth and governance. Ben Fountain’s sharp, fast-moving satire blends hilarity with a tragically relevant edge, using absurdity to expose how easily institutions can be bent—and how quickly audiences can be trained to cheer. Equal parts escape and warning, this novel asks what happens when charisma replaces competence and when the spectacle of leadership becomes the only platform left to stand on.
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paperback
Canongate Books
Published Jan 1, 2026
428 pages
ISBN: 9781837267477
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First Published
2026
Language
eng
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