Jesse Eisenberg

Bream Gives Me Hiccups (eBook, ePUB)

& Other Stories

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

The wildly inventive debut collection of stories by the Oscar-nominated star of The Social Network. "Hilarious... It's a hoot" ( People, The Best New Books). Jesse Eisenberg, known for his iconic film roles, his regular pieces in the New Yorkerand two critically acclaimed plays, proves himself "a deeply original comic voice" in these 28 stories" about the funniness, sadness, and strangeness of everyday life and they really made me laugh" (Roz Chast). Moving from contemporary LA to the dorm rooms of an American college to ancient Pompeii, Eisenberg throws the reader into a universe of social misfits, reimagined scenes from history, and ridiculous overreactions; 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."); 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!"); and in the title story, a precocious and privileged nine-year-old boy finds himself in the uncomfortable position as an amateur restaurant critic. Featuring illustrations by award-winning cartoonist Jean Jillian, this "alphabet soup of sketches, riffs, and innovations" ( Seattle Times) explores the various insanities of the modern world, "playfully bringing both familiar and wholly original scenarios to life" ( Marie Claire). A Fall Books Preview Selection by Audible One of the Wall Street Journal's 15 Books to Read This Fall One of USA Today's Weekend Picks for Book Lovers One of People Magazine's Best New Books

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Grove Press
• Seitenzahl: 290
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. November 2018
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780802190819
• Artikelnr.: 42616282

Autorenporträt

Jesse Eisenberg is an Academy Award- nominated actor, playwright, and contributor to the New Yorker and McSweeney's. He is the author of three plays, Asuncion, The Revisionist, and The Spoils, which won the Theatre Visions Fund Award. Eisenberg's acting credits include The Social Network, Now You See Me, The Squid and the Whale, The End of the Tour, and Batman v. Superman.

Rezensionen

This book is so good, I read it in one gulp. Densely clustered brilliance from a consistent over-achiever, it's funny, precise and tender. Richard Ayoade