{"product_id":"the-poser-jacob-rubin-9780143107958","title":"The Poser","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e- \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eNamed one of the \u003ci\u003eHuffington Post's\u003c\/i\u003e 2015 Books We Can't Wait To Read \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e-\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Smart and absorbing. . . . Echoes of Steven Millhauser and Tom McCarthy. . . . Probing, witty.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A masterful debut . . . delivered with vaudeville verve.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Darkly funny. . . . A deeply sensitive exploration into matters of identity and authenticity.\" --\u003ci\u003eAssociated Press\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eThe Poser\u003c\/i\u003e is smart and grand and funny, a wonderful fable. Mr. Rubin is a great hope for comic fiction in the 21st century. He's got the spirit and the ear.\" --Sam Lipsyte \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA hilarious and dazzling debut novel about a master impressionist at risk of losing his true self\u003cp\u003eAll his life, Giovanni Bernini has possessed an uncanny gift: he can imitate anyone he meets. Honed by his mother at a young age, the talent catapults him from small-town obscurity to stardom. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs Giovanni describes it, \"No one's disguise is perfect. There is in every person, no matter how graceful, a seam, a thread curling out of them. . . . When pulled by the right hands, it will unravel the person entire.\" As his fame grows, Giovanni encounters a beautiful and enigmatic stage singer, Lucy Starlight--the only person whose thread he cannot find--and becomes increasingly trapped inside his many poses. Ultimately, he must assume the one identity he has never been able to master: his own. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the vein of Jonathan Lethem's and Kevin Wilson's playful surrealism, Jacob Rubin's \u003ci\u003eThe Poser\u003c\/i\u003e is the debut of a major literary voice, a masterfully written, deeply original comic novel, and the moving story of a man who must risk everything for the chance to save his life and know true love.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jacob Rubin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 014310795X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780143107958\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/15\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.53lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.30w x 0.70d","brand":"Jacob Rubin","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48152945918207,"sku":"9780143107958","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_7c6a3a10-1bbf-432f-9319-f3c54e87d331.jpg?v=1770780256","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-poser-jacob-rubin-9780143107958","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}