{"product_id":"cosmotextual-andrew-mbaruk-9798230274049","title":"Cosmo=textual: a novel in space","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eCosmo=textual: a novel in space\u003c\/em\u003e is a genre-bending ride through the cosmos and the mind of its creator, Andrew Mbaruk. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA heavily slant-rhymed long poem, this cosmo=text is a novel in verse (and in the space around the verse!) blending confessional poetry with the wonders of space travel, aliens, and other crucial science-fictive elements. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThink Berryman's \u003cem\u003eDream Songs\u003c\/em\u003e meets the vast unknown, as the poem's speaker gracefully takes his readers on a wild, humorous journey through the cosmos of his text.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMbaruk-rapper, lo-fi rock musician, poet-offers a cosmo=textual exploration clever as it is strange. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe protagonist is none other than Mbaruk himself, a space mechanic banished to Earth-watch him try to turn his Oldsmobile into a spaceship! \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlong the way, his poem is filled with lyric beauty standing on its own...almost separate from the narrative...but deeply enriching it, inviting readers to step into a world both thoughtfully insane and insanely thoughtful!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerfect for fans of long modernist poems, narrative epics, or anyone in search of something daring and inventive, \u003cem\u003eCosmo=textual\u003c\/em\u003e is a journey through a mind unmoored and a text that binds together the real and the written. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd as a bonus, \u003cem\u003eCosmo=textual: the soundtrack\u003c\/em\u003e-a rock-rap album set for release alongside the book sometime in 2025-lets the cosmo=text come alive in a more musical way.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Andrew Mbaruk\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798230274049\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Andrew Mbaruk\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/01\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 96\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.27lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.20d","brand":"Andrew Mbaruk","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46465809088767,"sku":"9798230274049","price":5.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b682615f-dbe7-45d4-969e-e5aa4fc3a2d8.jpg?v=1736347343","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/cosmotextual-andrew-mbaruk-9798230274049","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}