{"product_id":"reality-hunger-david-shields-9780307387974","title":"Reality Hunger: A Manifesto","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA landmark book, \"brilliant, thoughtful\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Atlantic\u003c\/i\u003e) and \"raw and gorgeous\" (\u003ci\u003eLA Times\u003c\/i\u003e), that fast-forwards the discussion of the central artistic issues of our time, from the bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Thing About Life Is That One Day You'll Be Dead\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWho owns ideas? How clear is the distinction between fiction and nonfiction? Has the velocity of digital culture rendered traditional modes obsolete? Exploring these and related questions, Shields orchestrates a chorus of voices, past and present, to reframe debates about the veracity of memoir and the relevance of the novel. He argues that our culture is obsessed with \"reality,\" precisely because we experience hardly any, and urgently calls for new forms that embody and convey the fractured nature of contemporary experience.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David Shields\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0307387976\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780307387974\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Vintage\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/08\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.57lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.96h x 5.32w x 0.72d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/06\/2011 pg. 24","brand":"David Shields","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44044765593855,"sku":"9780307387974","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_2d06b677-a3d1-40f6-9ea1-21aece3fa963.jpg?v=1684974761","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/reality-hunger-david-shields-9780307387974","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}