{"product_id":"eddie-krumble-is-the-clapper-dito-montiel-9780306903236","title":"Eddie Krumble Is the Clapper","description":"\u003cb\u003eEntry in the 2017 Tribeca Film Festival \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e From the author and director of \u003ci\u003eA Guide to Recognizing Your Saints\u003c\/i\u003e comes a clever satire about fame, consumerism, and reality TV \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Meet Eddie Krumble. He's a relatively happy guy. Content-ish. Fresh to Los Angeles, Eddie and his friend Chris Plork land their first gig: clapping as paid audience members for infomercials and sitcoms so heinous that tourists won't even attend. Eddie spends long days clapping, laughing, and hissing--on cue, of course--and his life slowly takes shape as a relationship with Judy, a gas station attendant, begins to brew. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Suddenly it's all turned on its head when Jay Leno, in one of his nightly rants, unveils two stills of Eddie as audience member for two different infomercials. Eddie is singled out as clapper-for-hire, causing his career to come to a halt, and Leno turns his discovery into a recurring segment on his show. \"Who is THE CLAPPER?\" takes the public by storm, and Eddie's face appears on TVs and billboards throughout the nation. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e An uproarious satire, \u003ci\u003eEddie Krumble Is the Clapper\u003c\/i\u003e is sure to mark the beginning of Montiel's long literary career in fiction.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Dito Montiel\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0306903237\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780306903236\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Da Capo Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/23\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 230\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.52lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.25h x 5.50w x 0.58d","brand":"Dito Montiel","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44057820430591,"sku":"9780306903236","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f75d3a13-0cf3-4db9-a163-9ce24fef3cad.jpg?v=1685049053","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/eddie-krumble-is-the-clapper-dito-montiel-9780306903236","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}