Le scénariste Arthur Less vient d'avoir 50 ans et il vient de recevoir une invitation de son jeune ex-amoureux, qui se marie avec quelqu'un d'autre. Ne voulant pas être la cible de blagues, il accepte les invitations d'événements littéraires inédits en dehors des États-Unis. Ainsi commence son voyage hilarant et désastreux à Paris, Berlin, Kyoto, le Maroc, l'Inde et d'autres parties du monde. En affrontant des situations ridicules qui mettent à l’épreuve sa confiance en soi, Less parviendra-t-il à surmonter son dégoût et à trouver un nouvel amour? Less est le gagnant du prix Pulitzer. Il s’agit du dernier roman d’Andrew Sean Greer, connu pour ses célèbres Confessions de Max Tivoli. Les illusions sont écrasées.

Writer Arthur Less is turning 50 and he just got a wedding invitation from his young ex-lover who is getting married to somebody else. Not wanting to be the butt of jokes, he accepts invitations from unheard of literary events outside the US. Thus starts his hilarious and disastrous travels to Paris, Berlin, Kyoto, Morocco, India and other parts of the world. Encountering ridiculous situations that test his self-worth along the way, will Less overcome his self-loathing and find new love? Less is winner of the Pulitzer Prize. It is the latest novel of Andrew Sean Greer who is known for his critically acclaimed The Confessions of Max Tivoli. From France to India, Germany to Japan, Arthur almost falls in love, almost falls to his death, and puts miles between him and the plight he refuses to face. Less is a novel about mishaps, misunderstandings and the depths of the human heart.