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Liepman Literary Agency
Marc Koralnik
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GUY

Jowita Bydlowska

Completely oblivious to his own lack of empathy, Guy is Patrick Bateman from
American Psycho if Patrick were a serial dater rather than serial killer—darkly
funny, this is a brilliant study of celebrity culture, our superficial society and
toxic masculinity, combining the wit and knack for social critique of
Anonymous' New York Times bestselling Oxygen Thief with the literary
sensibility and commercial appeal of Herman Hoch's The Dinner
Guy thinks he's God's gift to women. But then again, so do women. Guy is a successful talent agent who dates models, pop stars and women he meets on the beach. He's a narcissistic, judgmental snob who rates women's looks from one to ten; a racist, homophobic megalomaniac who makes fun of people's weight; a cheating, lying, manipulative jerk who sees his older girlfriend as nothing more than an adornment. His only real friend besides his dog—named, aptly, Dog—is a loser who belongs to a pickup artist group. Guy is completely oblivious to his own lack of empathy, and his greatest talent is hiding it all . . . until he meets someone who challenges him in a way he's never been challenged before. Darkly funny and utterly offensive, Guy is a brilliant and insightful character study that exposes the twisted thoughts of the misogynist bro next door.

JOWITA BYDLOWSKA was born in Warsaw, Poland, and moved to Woodstock, Ontario, as a teenager. She eventually learned English well enough to try writing in it. She writes a popular parenting blog, and her work has appeared in an assortment of magazines, newspapers and online publications, including Salon and The Huffington Post. She lives in Toronto with her son.
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Published 2016-11-01 by Buckrider Books/Wolsak & Wynn

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“With Guy, Bydlowski has created a timely study into this very kind of toxic and predatory masculinity. She takes readers on a journey into the mind of a man who views women only as conquests – to be picked apart, graded, used, and disposed of The author's signature pared-back prose is perfect for getting inside the mind of her fictional narcissist. Guy's lack of empathy and sensitivity is delivered without excuse or adornment, his matter-of-fact sexism laid bare and therefore made all the more distasteful Bydlowska has simply lifted the veil on sexism and the continual damage it does, making her readers uncomfortable by forcing them to look long and hard at its ugly face.”

"...it´s difficult to fault the audacity in Bydlowska´s attempt. She takes a bold chance in pushing the story intow uncofortable territory, even if she ultimately hedges her bets. If the novel´s ambiguous final pages represent an ineffective attempt to be all things to everyone, that does not negate the potent act of literary provocation that got us there."

This book is unputdownable, full of sly, modern details that made me laugh and grimace right into the twist ending

I love the way that she approaches prose - I think it's really beautiful