{"product_id":"the-gift-9781566894685","title":"The Gift","description":"\u003cp\u003ePraise for Barbara Browning: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A provocative novel . . . that blurs the boundaries between life and performance, dance, art, and viral video.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eThe Gift\u003c\/em\u003e is a smart, funny, heartbreaking and often sexy delight of a novel that presses hard against the boundaries of where literary and artistic performances begin and end.\" \u003cstrong\u003e--\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSunday Book Review\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eSlate\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Deftly blending highbrow intellectual concerns with the informality of Facebook-era communiqu s, Browning's newest is as entertaining as it is thought-provoking.\"--\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the midst of Occupy, Barbara Andersen begins spamming people indiscriminately with ukulele covers of sentimental songs. A series of inappropriate intimacies ensues, including an erotically charged correspondence and then collaboration with an extraordinarily gifted and troubled musician living in Germany.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBarbara Browning\u003c\/b\u003e teaches in the Department of Performance Studies at the Tisch School of the Arts, NYU. She received her PhD in Comparative Literature from Yale University. She is the author of the novels \u003ci\u003eThe Correspondence Artist\u003c\/i\u003e (winner of a Lambda Literary Award) and \u003ci\u003eI'm Trying to Reach You\u003c\/i\u003e (short-listed for \u003ci\u003eThe Believer\u003c\/i\u003e Book Award). She also makes dances, poems, and ukulele cover tunes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Coffee House Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/09\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781566894685\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.40w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/06\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2017 pg. 6\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/15\/2017 pg. 19\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Barbara Browning","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36659992068252,"sku":"9781566894685","price":13.56,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_0d7182da-0841-46f3-9332-6a7675930a01.jpg?v=1603895889","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-gift-9781566894685","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}