Overview
ā¢Ā Named one of theĀ Huffington Post'sĀ 2015 Books We Can't Wait To ReadĀ ā¢
āSmart and absorbing. . . . Echoes of Steven Millhauser and Tom McCarthy. . . . Probing, witty.ā āThe New York Times Book Review
āA masterful debut . . . delivered with vaudeville verve.āĀ āThe Washington Post
āDarkly funny. . . . A deeply sensitive exploration into matters of identity and authenticity.ā āAssociated Press
āThe PoserĀ is smart and grand and funny, a wonderful fable. Mr. Rubin is a great hope for comic fiction in the 21st century. Heās got the spirit and the ear.āĀ āSam Lipsyte
A hilarious and dazzling debut novel about a master impressionist at risk of losing his true self
All 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.
As Giovanni describes it, āNo oneās 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.ā As his fame grows, Giovanni encounters a beautiful and enigmatic stage singer, Lucy Starlightāthe only person whose thread he cannot findāand becomes increasingly trapped inside his many poses. Ultimately, he must assume the one identity he has never been able to master: his own.
In the vein of Jonathan Lethemās and Kevin Wilsonās playful surrealism, Jacob Rubinās The Poser 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.
This book title, The Poser (A Novel), ISBN: 9780143107958, by Jacob Rubin, published by Penguin Publishing Group (March 15, 2016) is available in paperback. Our minimum order quantity is 25 copies. All standard bulk book orders ship FREE in the continental USA and delivered in 4-10 business days.
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