{"product_id":"forgotten-work-paperback-1","title":"Forgotten Work - 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\u003eJason Guriel\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e New \u0026amp; Noteworthy Book - Strange and affectionate, like \u003cem\u003eAlmost Famous\u003c\/em\u003e penned by Shakespeare. A love letter to music in all its myriad iterations.--\u003cem\u003eKirkus Reviews - \u003c\/em\u003eThis book has no business being as good as it is.--Christian Wiman\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn the year 2063, on the edge of the Crater formerly known as Montréal, a middle-aged man and his ex's daughter search for a cult hero: the leader of a short-lived band named after a forgotten work of poetry and known to fans through a forgotten work of music criticism. In this exuberantly plotted verse novel, Guriel follows an obsessive cult-following through the twenty-first century. Some things change (there's metamorphic smart print for music mags; the Web is called the \"Zuck\"). Some things don't (poetry readings are still, mostly, terrible). But the characters, including a robot butler who stands with Ishiguro's Stevens as one of the great literary domestics, are unforgettable.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSplicing William Gibson with Roberto Bolaño, \u003cem\u003ePale Fire\u003c\/em\u003e with Thomas Pynchon, \u003cem\u003eForgotten Work\u003c\/em\u003e is a time-tripping work of speculative fiction. It's a love story about fandom, an ode to music snobs, a satire on the human need to value the possible over the actual--and a verse novel of Nabokovian virtuosity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJason Guriel is the author of several collections of poems and a book of essays. His writing has appeared in \u003cem\u003eSlate\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Atlantic\u003c\/em\u003e, and other magazines. He lives in Toronto.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 128\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 8.1 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 13, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47250194891001,"sku":"9781771963824","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/UnUxTVFVZlR0UVR5WHdmd0lKd3BFQT09_741dd329-74fd-4536-98a4-e55f7c268054.webp?v=1768659698","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/forgotten-work-paperback-1","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}