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"Eisenberg is truly a talented writer. . . Hilarious and
poignant."--Entertainment Weekly Bream Gives Me Hiccups: And Other
Stories is the whip-smart fiction debut of Academy Award-nominated
actor Jesse Eisenberg. Known for his iconic film roles but also for
his regular pieces in the New Yorker and his two critically
acclaimed plays, Eisenberg is an emerging literary voice. Taking
its title from a group of stories that begin the book, Bream Gives
Me Hiccups moves from contemporary L.A. to the dorm rooms of an
American college to ancient Pompeii, throwing the reader into a
universe of social misfits, reimagined scenes from history, and
ridiculous overreactions. In one piece, a tense email exchange
between a young man and his girlfriend is taken over by his sister,
who is obsessed with the Bosnian genocide (The situation reminds me
of a little historical blip called the Karadordevo agreement); in
another, a college freshman forced to live with a roommate is
stunned when one of her ramen packets goes missing (she didn't have
"one" of my ramens. She had a chicken ramen); in another piece,
Alexander Graham Bell has teething problems with his invention
(I've been calling Mabel all day, she doesn't pick up! Yes, of
course I dialed the right number - 2!). United by Eisenberg's gift
for humor and character, and grouped into chapters that open with
illustrations by award-winning cartoonist Jean Jullien, the witty
pieces collected in Bream Gives Me Hiccups explore the various
insanities of the modern world, and mark the arrival of a
fantastically funny, self-ironic, and original voice.
General
Imprint: |
Grove Press / Atlantic Monthly Press
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
September 2015 |
Authors: |
Jesse Eisenberg
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Dimensions: |
211 x 142 x 30mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Hardcover - Cloth over boards
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Pages: |
256 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-8021-2404-3 |
Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
Special features >
Short stories
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LSN: |
0-8021-2404-6 |
Barcode: |
9780802124043 |
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