{"product_id":"forgotten-work-9781771963824","title":"Forgotten Work","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"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\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\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Biblioasis\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/13\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781771963824\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 128\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.10h x 5.20w x 0.40d","brand":"Jason Guriel","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36668356919452,"sku":"9781771963824","price":12.71,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_c480e75e-c1e8-42de-94bf-c5892bf8b2cf.jpg?v=1603917315","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/forgotten-work-9781771963824","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}