{"product_id":"the-love-bomb-and-other-james-fenton-9780571211470","title":"The Love Bomb and Other Musical Pieces","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThree Libretti--Ranging In Setting From Ancient Jerusalem To Pre-Apocalyptic London--From An Acclaimed Poet\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis volume of libretti marks new work--and new terrain--for James Fenton. Commissioned by companies in New York and England, these musical pieces make the most of the poet's poignant, witty, and characteristically lyrical verse. Whether evoking modern-day London on the edge of apocalypse in \u003ci\u003eThe Love Bomb\u003c\/i\u003e, a timeless land beyond the moon in this version of Salman Rushdie's children's novel\u003ci\u003e Haroun and the Sea of Stories\u003c\/i\u003e, or ancient Jerusalem in his stirring oratorio \u003ci\u003eThe Fall of Jerusalem, \u003c\/i\u003e which was composed to mark the millennium, Fenton's lucid storytelling and stylish wordplay bring these pieces vividly to life--with equal power in performance or on the page. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eHaroun and the Sea of Stories\u003c\/i\u003e was commissioned by the New York City Opera and had its premiere at Lincoln Center in September 2003. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"[James Fenton] writes as no one else dares to--with clarity, wit, and the simplest of rhymes.\"--\u003ci\u003eVoice Literary Supplement\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e James Fenton\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 057121147X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780571211470\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Farrar, Strauss \u0026amp; Giroux-3pl\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/02\/2003\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.57lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.22h x 5.48w x 0.59d","brand":"James Fenton","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43920217374975,"sku":"9780571211470","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_950f1138-a3ef-4104-b5b8-ee30ef7866b3.jpg?v=1680814181","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-love-bomb-and-other-james-fenton-9780571211470","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}