{"product_id":"forgotten-work-9781771963824","title":"Forgotten Work","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e New \u0026amp; Noteworthy Book - \"Strange and affectionate, like \u003cem\u003eAlmost Famous\u003c\/em\u003e penned by Shakespeare. A love letter to music in all its myriad iterations.\"--\u003cem\u003eKirkus Reviews - \u003c\/em\u003e\"This book has no business being as good as it is.\"--Christian Wiman\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn the year 2063, on the edge of the Crater formerly known as Montr?al, a middle-aged man and his ex's daughter search for a cult hero: the leader of a short-lived band named after a forgotten work of poetry and known to fans through a forgotten work of music criticism. In this exuberantly plotted verse novel, Guriel follows an obsessive cult-following through the twenty-first century. Some things change (there's metamorphic smart print for music mags; the Web is called the \"Zuck\"). Some things don't (poetry readings are still, mostly, terrible). But the characters, including a robot butler who stands with Ishiguro's Stevens as one of the great literary domestics, are unforgettable.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSplicing William Gibson with Roberto Bola?o, \u003cem\u003ePale Fire\u003c\/em\u003e with Thomas Pynchon, \u003cem\u003eForgotten Work\u003c\/em\u003e is a time-tripping work of speculative fiction. It's a love story about fandom, an ode to music snobs, a satire on the human need to value the possible over the actual--and a verse novel of Nabokovian virtuosity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eJason Guriel is the author of several collections of poems and a book of essays. His writing has appeared in \u003cem\u003eSlate\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Atlantic\u003c\/em\u003e, and other magazines. He lives in Toronto.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Biblioasis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50519815487762,"sku":"9781771963824","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_adf3c4a7-e88a-4aca-9a6c-ac0bdf5dac4c.jpg?v=1731067546","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/forgotten-work-9781771963824","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}