{"product_id":"adrianne-geffel-9780393634228","title":"Adrianne Geffel","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA poignant and hilarious oral history of a (fictitious) musical phenomenon.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"David Hajdu knows music.... A revealing—and at times hilarious—satire of the music business, fame, and the cult of personality.\" -- Clea Simon - Boston Globe\u003cbr\u003e\"Gloriously twisted.... Fans of the genre, as well as musicians, will probably enjoy Mr. Hajdu’s humor most.... That Mr. Hajdu delivers such bleak views so wittily helps make some sad truths feel satisfying.\" -- John Young - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette\u003cbr\u003e\"Both a love letter to cultural criticism and avant-garde art, and an intimate indictment of the same.\" -- Taylor Poulos - Guernica\u003cbr\u003e\"[A] playful, poignant, and often very funny oral history parody.... sophisticated satire, underneath which lurks many sharp insights into the music world.\" -- Adrienne Davich - Van\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eAdrianne Geffel\u003c\/em\u003e is an uncommon treat: a smart parody that even detractors of the experimental are likely to welcome.\" -- Michael Magras - BookPage\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eAdrianne Geffel\u003c\/em\u003e will be enjoyed by anyone (with a sense of humor) interested in the interface between artistic genius and the commercial world. Or just anyone with a sense of humor.\" -- Chris Parker - London Jazz News\u003cbr\u003e\"David Hajdu’s super smart, super funny novel—a book about art and art-making and cultural criticism and authenticity and projection—knocked my socks off. Anyone who thinks about how we codify art and artists will dig \u003cem\u003eAdrianne Geffel\u003c\/em\u003e.\" -- Amanda Petrusich, author and staff writer for The New Yorker\u003cbr\u003e\"Like \u003cem\u003eThe Real Life of Sebastian Knight\u003c\/em\u003e or \u003cem\u003eThis Is Spinal Tap\u003c\/em\u003e, David Hajdu’s \u003cem\u003eAdrianne Geffel\u003c\/em\u003e will become part of our cultural lexicon. This is satire at its best: painfully accurate, and utterly enjoyable.\" -- Claire Messud, author of The Burning Girl\u003cbr\u003e\"I absolutely adore \u003cem\u003eAdrianne Geffel\u003c\/em\u003e. For me, it’s the book of the year and an amazing new summit for David Hajdu.\" -- Eric Lorberer, editor, Rain Taxi\u003cbr\u003e\"Inventive.... Hajdu’s vigorous send-up of the late-20th-century music scene sings.\" -- Publishers Weekly, starred review","brand":"WW Norton \u0026 Co","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49525163426135,"sku":"9780393634228","price":19.94,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780393634228.jpg?v=1731859471","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/adrianne-geffel-9780393634228","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}