{"product_id":"no-birds-sing-here-9781945448959","title":"No Birds Sing Here","description":"\u003cb\u003eSatire at its best \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In this indelible and deeply moving portrait of our time, two young people, Beckman and Malany, set out on an odyssey to find meaning and reality in the artistic life, and in doing so, unleash a barrage of humorous, unintended consequences. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Beckman and Malany's journey reflects the allegorical evolution of humanity from its primal state, represented by Beckman's dismal life as a dishwasher to the crude, medieval development of mankind in a pool hall, and then to the false but erudite veneer of sophistication of the academic world. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The world these protagonists live in is a world without love. It has every other variety of human drive and emotion, but not love. Do they know it? Not yet. And they won't until they figure out why no birds sing here. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eMeier's writing is precise and detailed, whether the situation he describes is clear or ambiguous. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eFans of Franzen and Salinger will find Meier to be another sharp, provocative writer of our time.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Boutique of Quality Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/01\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781945448959\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 230","brand":"Daniel V. Meier","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":38400353042613,"sku":"9781945448959","price":14.41,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_08176e02-3827-4c3f-a7eb-3176b3993081.jpg?v=1612163497","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/no-birds-sing-here-9781945448959","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}