{"product_id":"bream-gives-me-hiccups-hardcover","title":"Bream Gives Me Hiccups - Hardcover","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\u003eJesse Eisenberg\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Eisenberg is truly a talented writer. . . Hilarious and poignant.\"--\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eBream Gives Me Hiccups: And Other Stories\u003c\/i\u003e is the whip-smart fiction debut of Academy Award-nominated actor Jesse Eisenberg. Known for his iconic film roles but also for his regular pieces in the \u003ci\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e and his two critically acclaimed plays, Eisenberg is an emerging literary voice. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTaking its title from a group of stories that begin the book, \u003ci\u003eBream Gives Me Hiccups\u003c\/i\u003e moves from contemporary L.A. to the dorm rooms of an American college to ancient Pompeii, throwing the reader into a universe of social misfits, reimagined scenes from history, and ridiculous overreactions. In one piece, a tense email exchange between a young man and his girlfriend is taken over by his sister, who is obsessed with the Bosnian genocide (\u003ci\u003eThe situation reminds me of a little historical blip called the Karadordevo agreement\u003c\/i\u003e); in another, a college freshman forced to live with a roommate is stunned when one of her ramen packets goes missing (\u003ci\u003eshe didn't have \"one\" of my ramens. She had a chicken ramen\u003c\/i\u003e); in another piece, Alexander Graham Bell has teething problems with his invention (\u003ci\u003eI've been calling Mabel all day, she doesn't pick up! Yes, of course I dialed the right number - 2!\u003c\/i\u003e). \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eUnited by Eisenberg's gift for humor and character, and grouped into chapters that open with illustrations by award-winning cartoonist Jean Jullien, the witty pieces collected in \u003ci\u003eBream Gives Me Hiccups\u003c\/i\u003e explore the various insanities of the modern world, and mark the arrival of a fantastically funny, self-ironic, and original voice.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJesse Eisenberg\u003c\/b\u003e is an Academy Award-nominated actor, playwright, and contributor for the \u003ci\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMcSweeney's\u003c\/i\u003e. He is the author of three plays, \u003ci\u003eAsuncion\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Revisionist\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Spoils\u003c\/i\u003e, which won the Theater Visions Fund Award. Eisenberg's acting credits include \u003ci\u003eThe Social Network\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNow You See Me\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAdventureland\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Squid and the Whale\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Double\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe End of the Tour\u003c\/i\u003e. Forthcoming acting credits include \u003ci\u003eBatman v. Superman\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 8.3 x 5.6 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 08, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47268552442105,"sku":"9780802124043","price":26.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/HxHv7LI6Mb9780802124043.webp?v=1768880402","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/bream-gives-me-hiccups-hardcover","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}