{"product_id":"modern-love-constance-dejong-9780991558520","title":"Modern Love","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eConstance DeJong's debut novel, back in print\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"People used to tell me, if you keep on writing maybe you'll make a name for yourself,\" New York-based artist and writer Constance DeJong (born 1950) wrote in \u003ci\u003eModern Love\u003c\/i\u003e. \"They were right: My name's Constance DeJong. My name's Fifi Corday. My name's Lady Mirabelle, Monsieur Le Prince, and Roderigo. Roderigo's my favorite name. First I had my father's name, then my husband's, then another's. I don't know. I don't want to know the cause of anything.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eModern Love\u003c\/i\u003e, DeJong's first book, was published in 1977 by Standard Editions, an imprint co-founded by DeJong and Dorothea Tanning. In 1978, the text was adapted into a 60-minute radio program accompanied by the \"Modern Love Waltz,\" a piano composition by Philip Glass. In this new edition, DeJong's debut novel is brought back into print, her dissonant shifts of voice and inimitable staccato rhythm made available to a new generation of readers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Constance Dejong\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0991558529\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780991558520\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Primary Information\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 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.20h x 4.70w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/31\/2017","brand":"Constance Dejong","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44048354902271,"sku":"9780991558520","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_7d9285aa-6fe5-47a1-926f-884277780df9.jpg?v=1684995318","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/modern-love-constance-dejong-9780991558520","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}