The Anthropologists (SHELF WORN)

**This book has some shelf wear, which could be a bumped corner, cover tear less than 1 cm, or a bent cover. Shelf worn titles have only minor damage, and thus cannot be returned by us to the publisher. We sell shelf worn titles at 25% off the cover price. These titles are final sale.** "Like Walter Benjamin, Aysegül Savas uncovers trapdoors to bewilderment everywhere in everyday life; like Henry James, she sees marriage as a mystery, unsoundably deep. The Anthropologists is mesmerizing; I felt I read it in a single breath." -Garth Greenwell“Savas is an author who simply, and astoundingly, knows.” -Bryan WashingtonAsya and Manu are looking at apartments, envisioning their future in a foreign city. What should their life here look like? What rituals will structure their days? Whom can they consider family?As the young couple dreams about the possibilities of each new listing, Asya, a documentarian, gathers footage from the neighborhood like an anthropologist observing local customs. “Fo