{"product_id":"the-poser-paperback","title":"The Poser - 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\u003eJacob Rubin\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e- \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eNamed one of the \u003ci\u003eHuffington Post's\u003c\/i\u003e 2015 Books We Can't Wait To Read \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e-\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Smart and absorbing. . . . Echoes of Steven Millhauser and Tom McCarthy. . . . Probing, witty.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A masterful debut . . . delivered with vaudeville verve.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Darkly funny. . . . A deeply sensitive exploration into matters of identity and authenticity.\" --\u003ci\u003eAssociated Press\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eThe Poser\u003c\/i\u003e is smart and grand and funny, a wonderful fable. Mr. Rubin is a great hope for comic fiction in the 21st century. He's got the spirit and the ear.\" --Sam Lipsyte \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA hilarious and dazzling debut novel about a master impressionist at risk of losing his true self\u003cp\u003eAll his life, Giovanni Bernini has possessed an uncanny gift: he can imitate anyone he meets. Honed by his mother at a young age, the talent catapults him from small-town obscurity to stardom. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs Giovanni describes it, \"No one's disguise is perfect. There is in every person, no matter how graceful, a seam, a thread curling out of them. . . . When pulled by the right hands, it will unravel the person entire.\" As his fame grows, Giovanni encounters a beautiful and enigmatic stage singer, Lucy Starlight--the only person whose thread he cannot find--and becomes increasingly trapped inside his many poses. Ultimately, he must assume the one identity he has never been able to master: his own. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the vein of Jonathan Lethem's and Kevin Wilson's playful surrealism, Jacob Rubin's \u003ci\u003eThe Poser\u003c\/i\u003e is the debut of a major literary voice, a masterfully written, deeply original comic novel, and the moving story of a man who must risk everything for the chance to save his life and know true love.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJACOB RUBIN's\u003c\/b\u003e writing has appeared in the anthology \u003ci\u003eBest New American Voices, The New Yorker \u003c\/i\u003eonline, \u003ci\u003eNew York \u003c\/i\u003emagazine, \u003ci\u003eSlate\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003en+1\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe New Republic\u003c\/i\u003e. He also writes for television and film. He lives in New York.\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 0.7 x 8.2 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 15, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52203972100391,"sku":"9780143107958","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1002\/2079\/7223\/files\/vixKRSslv79780143107958.webp?v=1790801823","url":"https:\/\/theluminousbookshop.com\/products\/the-poser-paperback","provider":"The Luminous Book Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}