{"product_id":"tell-me-im-an-artist-9781593767570","title":"Tell Me I'm an Artist","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"Portrait of the artist as a broke and brilliant, hungry and funny young woman\" (Lynn Steger Strong, author of \u003ci\u003eWant\u003c\/i\u003e), this hilarious and incisive coming-of-age novel about an art student from a poor family struggling to find her place in a new social class of rich, well-connected peers is perfect for fans of Elif Batuman's \u003ci\u003eThe Idiot\u003c\/i\u003e and Weike Wang's \u003ci\u003eChemistry\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAt her San Francisco art school, Joey enrolls in a film elective that requires her to complete what seems like a straightforward assignment: create a self-portrait. Joey inexplicably decides to remake Wes Anderson's Rushmore despite having never seen the movie. As \u003ci\u003eTell Me I'm An Artist\u003c\/i\u003e unfolds over the course of the semester, the assignment hangs over her as she struggles to exist in a well-heeled world that is hugely different from any she has known. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMiles away, Joey's sister goes missing, leaving her toddler with their mother, who in turn suggests that Joey might be the selfish one for pursuing her dreams. Meanwhile, her only friend at school, the enigmatic Suz, makes meaningful, appealing art, a product of Suz's own singular drive and talent as well as decades of careful nurturing by wealthy, sophisticated parents. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA masterful novel from an author known for her candid and searching prose, \u003ci\u003eTell Me I'm An Artist\u003c\/i\u003e examines the invisible divide created by class and privilege, ruminates on the shame that follows choosing a path that has not been laid out for you, and interrogates what makes someone an artist at all.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Soft Skull\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/01\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781593767570\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.81lbs","brand":"Chelsea Martin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42896158130357,"sku":"9781593767570","price":15.26,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_440bab35-0b29-40ec-8f02-fd9c3ea17338.jpg?v=1686100712","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/tell-me-im-an-artist-9781593767570","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}