{"product_id":"the-gift-paperback-4","title":"The Gift - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBarbara Browning\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePraise for Barbara Browning: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA provocative novel . . . that blurs the boundaries between life and performance, dance, art, and viral video.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Gift\u003c\/em\u003e is a smart, funny, heartbreaking and often sexy delight of a novel that presses hard against the boundaries of where literary and artistic performances begin and end. \u003cstrong\u003e--\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSunday Book Review\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eSlate\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003eDeftly blending highbrow intellectual concerns with the informality of Facebook-era communiqu s, Browning's newest is as entertaining as it is thought-provoking.--\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the midst of Occupy, Barbara Andersen begins spamming people indiscriminately with ukulele covers of sentimental songs. A series of inappropriate intimacies ensues, including an erotically charged correspondence and then collaboration with an extraordinarily gifted and troubled musician living in Germany.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBarbara Browning\u003c\/b\u003e teaches in the Department of Performance Studies at the Tisch School of the Arts, NYU. She received her PhD in Comparative Literature from Yale University. She is the author of the novels \u003ci\u003eThe Correspondence Artist\u003c\/i\u003e (winner of a Lambda Literary Award) and \u003ci\u003eI'm Trying to Reach You\u003c\/i\u003e (short-listed for \u003ci\u003eThe Believer\u003c\/i\u003e Book Award). She also makes dances, poems, and ukulele cover tunes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eBarbara Browning teaches in the Department of Performance Studies at the Tisch School of the Arts, NYU. She received her PhD in Comparative Literature from Yale University. She is the author of the novels \u003ci\u003eThe Correspondence Artist\u003c\/i\u003e (winner of a Lambda Literary Award) and \u003ci\u003eI'm Trying to Reach You\u003c\/i\u003e (short-listed for \u003ci\u003eThe Believer\u003c\/i\u003e Book Award). She also makes dances, poems, and ukulele cover tunes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.2 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 09, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42701362036799,"sku":"9781566894685","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/c7d22afb620700ebeadbece1a53eb948.webp?v=1765020365","url":"https:\/\/dhl-adrianne.myshopify.com\/products\/the-gift-paperback-4","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}