{"product_id":"societe-realiste-societe-realiste-9789491677267","title":"Societe Realiste: The Best American Book","description":"\u003cp\u003eTHE BEST AMERICAN BOOK OF THE 20TH CENTURY\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eConsists of: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethe first sentence of the first best-selling book of 1900, as listed*; \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ethe second sentence of the second best-selling book of 1900, as listed; \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ethe third sentence of the third best-selling book of 1900, as listed; \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ethe fourth sentence of the fourth best-selling book of 1900, as listed; \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ethe fifth sentence of the fifth best-selling book of 1900, as listed; \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ethe sixth sentence of the sixth best-selling book of 1900, as listed; \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ethe seventh sentence of the seventh best-selling book of 1900, as listed; \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ethe eight sentence of the eight best-selling book of 1900, as listed; \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ethe ninth sentence of the ninth best-selling book of 1900, as listed; \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ethe tenth sentence of the tenth best-selling book of 1900, as listed; \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ethe eleventh sentence of the first best-selling book of 1901, as listed; \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eand so on up to the end of the century, to the thousandth sentence of the tenth best-selling book of 1999.\u003cp\u003eEach sentence is footnoted with its reference. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTen sentences form one paragraph, representing one year. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTen paragraphs form one chapter, representing one decade. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe book represents a century: the American Century.\u003cp\u003eIn constructing \"The Best American Book of the 20th Century,\" artist cooperative Societe Realiste replaces the proper nouns with pronouns. This slightly enhances the original text and enables a selected overview of the history of Best American Fiction in one condensed, ambitious novel.Design agency Project Projects translated these ambitions in the publication's graphics, in close collaboration with the editorial team. Curator Niels van Tomme served as scenographic advisor, Onomatopee director Freek Lomme facilitated final editing and production: exhibition space and publisher Onomatopee provides an institutional framework for the presentation and distribution of this project, making \"The Best American Book of the 20th Century\" its 100th project issue (OMP100). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e* The 20th-Century American Bestsellers Database consists of work done by undergraduate and graduate students at the University of Virginia, the University of Illinois, Catholic University, and Brandeis University, from 1998 to the present, using the rankings from Bowker's Annual\/Publisher's Weekly.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Societe Realiste\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 9491677268\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9789491677267\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Onomatopee\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/06\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 112\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.00w x 0.40d","brand":"Societe Realiste","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47425477804287,"sku":"9789491677267","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_5f8ed449-b8d0-4c35-b178-953e87844602.jpg?v=1761539493","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/societe-realiste-societe-realiste-9789491677267","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}