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Trivia about And then Run
Why the shrink wrap?
If you buy a physical copy of And Then Run, you'll notice that it has been shrink wrapped. This is due to international regulations. In some countries, books like And Then Run must be shrink wrapped so that no children accidentally open and read them in bookstores. Other books like American Psycho are also shrink wrapped in many countries for the same reason.
Where did the title come from?
"And Then Run" comes from a line in Langston Hughes's poem, "Dream Deferred".
Where did the protagonist's name come from?
The character's first name, Jerome, is an homage to the film Gattaca, in which two characters share the name, "Jerome Morrow". The last name "Esterson" is a reference to Erhard Seminars Training (EST).
Do you see the silhouette?
The bottom right picture on the cover has a man facing the right. The negative space to his right outlines a silhouette of an older looking man's face. This reflects the dual time lines of the story - the young Jerome full of energy, and the old Jerome who embodies emptiness.
Romantic tropes...turned backwards.
The story contains several romantic tropes turned backwards. For example, in many romantic comedies, the hero stops his love interest at the airport near the end of the movie. What happens in And Then Run?