Tarantos debut novel is a Times Best Novel of the Year, a wickedly satirical and refreshingly irreverent look at the issues of our times. Helen, a graduate student on a quest to save the planet, must choose whether to give up on her work or accompany her mentor to RIP, a research institute that grants safe harbour to the disgraced and deplorable. As the rift between them deepens, they both face major choices.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 304 pages
Publication date: 09 January 2025
Publisher: Pan Macmillan

Tarantos debut novel, How I Won A Nobel Prize, is a Times Best Novel of the Year. It seamlessly switches between psychological realism and diabolical farce, making it a perfect choice for book clubs. In this wickedly satirical and refreshingly irreverent novel, a young physicist follows her mentor to an island research institute that provides a safe haven for cancelled artists and scientists. Helen, a graduate student on a quest to save the planet, is one of the best minds of her generation. However, when her student sex scandal is exposed, she must choose between giving up on her work or accompanying her mentor to RIP, a research institute that grants safe harbour to the disgraced and the deplorable. As Helen settles into life at the institute alongside her partner Hew, she develops a crush on an older novelist, while he is drawn to an increasingly violent protest movement. As the rift between them deepens, they both face major and potentially world-altering choices. Hilarious, provocative, and thought-provoking, How I Won A Nobel Prize approaches the issues of our times in a genuine and fresh way. Examining the price we are willing to pay for progress and what it means, in the end, to be a good person, Tarantos debut novel is a must-read for anyone who wants to be challenged and entertained.

A Times Best Novel of the Year

Tarantos hilarious, provocative debut novel . . . switches seamlessly between psychological realism and diabolical farce.

– The Times/The Sunday Times, Books of the Year

Sometimes you read something new and immediately think how brilliant it would be for a book club.

– Vogue

In Julius Tarantos wickedly satirical and refreshingly irreverent debut novel,

a young physicist follows her mentor to an island research institute that gives safe harbour to cancelled artists and scientists.

Helen, a graduate student on a quest to save the planet, is one of the best minds of her generation. But when her irreplaceable advisors student sex scandal is exposed, she must choose whether to give up on her work or accompany him to RIP, a research institute which grants safe harbour to the disgraced and the deplorable.

As Helen settles into life at the institute alongside her partner Hew, she develops a crush on an older novelist, while he is drawn to an increasingly violent protest movement.

As the rift between them deepens, they both face major – and potentially world-altering – choices.

Hilarious, provocative and thought-provoking,

How I Won A Nobel Prize approaches the issues of our times in a genuine and fresh way. Examining the price were willing to pay for progress and what it means, in the end, to be a good person.

''A stunning new talent, announcing itself fully formed – Jonathan Lethem, author of Motherless Brooklyn

Tarantos debut novel, How I Won A Nobel Prize, is a Times Best Novel of the Year. It seamlessly switches between psychological realism and diabolical farce, making it a perfect choice for book clubs. In this wickedly satirical and refreshingly irreverent novel, a young physicist follows her mentor to an island research institute that provides a safe haven for cancelled artists and scientists. Helen, a graduate student on a quest to save the planet, is one of the best minds of her generation. However, when her student sex scandal is exposed, she must choose between giving up on her work or accompanying her mentor to RIP, a research institute that grants safe harbour to the disgraced and the deplorable. As Helen settles into life at the institute alongside her partner Hew, she develops a crush on an older novelist, while he is drawn to an increasingly violent protest movement. As the rift between them deepens, they both face major and potentially world-altering choices. Hilarious, provocative, and thought-provoking, How I Won A Nobel Prize approaches the issues of our times in a genuine and fresh way. Examining the price we are willing to pay for progress and what it means, in the end, to be a good person, Tarantos debut novel is a must-read for anyone who wants to be challenged and entertained.

Weight: 212g
Dimension: 198 x 130 x 19 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781035006854