{"product_id":"american-whiskey-bar-paperback","title":"American Whiskey Bar - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMichael Turner\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eWilliam Gibson\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAmerican Whiskey Bar\u003c\/i\u003e is a remarkable faux memoir about the un-making of a film--a film which Michael Turner was commissioned to write. However, whether or not this film was ever \"made\" is debatable. And only one print is said to exist. Nevertheless, \u003ci\u003eAmerican Whiskey Bar\u003c\/i\u003e, a film seen by only a handful of people, is well on its way to becoming a curious footnote to cinematic history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAmerican Whiskey Bar\u003c\/i\u003e, the book, is an attempt to set the record straight--a story of sex, violence, lies, ambition, power, paradox, dreams, and regret. Consider yourself warned.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFirst published in Canada in 1997, this new edition, which features a foreword by William Gibson \u003ci\u003e(Neuromancer, Pattern Recognition)\u003c\/i\u003e, is the first edition ever available in the U.S.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for American Whiskey Bar: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Tightly packed . . . the book weaves its way in and out of various levels of reality. . . . There's a bright, playful mind at work here.\"--\u003ci\u003eToronto Star\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Turner constructs an intense, intelligent, and darkly humorous satire. . . . Too original to be nominated for awards.\"--\u003ci\u003eQuill \u0026amp;amp Quire\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Brilliant . . . a dazzling, dizzying multilayered blend of fact and fiction, of the plausible and the preposterous, of the real and the hyper-real. It is also screamingly funny.\"--\u003cb\u003eGlobe \u0026amp;amp Mail\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eGlobe \u0026amp;amp Mail\u003c\/i\u003e Notable Book, 1997\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eQuill \u0026amp;amp Quire\u003c\/i\u003e Best Book of 1997\u003cbr\u003eCoolest Canadian Book of the Year, Chapters\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMichael Turner\u003c\/b\u003e lives in Vancouver, where, in addition to books and screenplays, he writes art essays and edits ArsenalAdvance, a literary\/visual art imprint. He has won a BC Book Prize for fiction and a Genie Award for Original Song. Recently, he has collaborated with artist Stan Douglas and filmmaker Bruce LaBruce. His novel \u003ci\u003eThe Pornographer's Poem\u003c\/i\u003e was published this year by Soft Skull.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBorn in North Vancouver, Canada, 1962. Fiction and poetry: Company Town (1991), Hard Core Logo (1993), Kingsway (1995), American Whiskey Bar (1997), and The Pornographer's Poem (1999). Awards include the 1999 BC Book Prize for Fiction and a 1996 Genie Award for Music\/Original Song; as well, a finalist for the 1991 Dorothy Livesay BC Book Prize for Poetry. Lives in Vancouver, where, in addition to books and screenplays, he writes art essays and edits ArsenalAdvance, a literary\/visual art imprint he founded with Arsenal Pulp Press in 1998.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 208\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.56 x 9 x 5.64 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 01, 2004\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47266555691257,"sku":"9781551521596","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/kxkEExkixR9781551521596.webp?v=1768851982","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/american-whiskey-bar-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}