{"product_id":"i-smell-esther-williams-paperback","title":"I Smell Esther Williams - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMark Leyner\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA community theater's production of Special Yearnings triggers a string of underground nuclear explosions from St. Louis to Worcester, Massachusetts. A man frantically swats at the blaze that his girlfriend has ignited in his trousers, while her family tries to figure out whether his agonized sign language means \"Under the Volcano\" or \"No Time for Sergeants.\" Charo, Marianne Faithfull, and Napoleon's sister swap glittering witticisms and pornographic come-ons with languid aesthetes and unhinged suburbanites. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSuch scenarios are just par for the course in this gloriously disorienting volume by Mark Leyner, author of My Cousin, My Gastroenterologist and Et Tu, Babe, and a writer who plays the English language the way Jimi Hendrix played the guitar: at blinding speed, dangerous volume, and with a perfect mixture of lyricism and sheer menace.\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eA community theater's production of Special Yearnings triggers a string of underground nuclear explosions from St. Louis to Worcester, Massachusetts. A man frantically swats at the blaze that his girlfriend has ignited in his trousers, while her family tries to figure out whether his agonized sign language means \"Under the Volcano\" or \"No Time for Sergeants.\" Charo, Marianne Faithfull, and Napoleon's sister swap glittering witticisms and pornographic come-ons with languid aesthetes and unhinged suburbanites. \u003cbr\u003eSuch scenarios are just par for the course in this gloriously disorienting volume by Mark Leyner, author of My Cousin, My Gastroenterologist and Et Tu, Babe, and a writer who plays the English language the way Jimi Hendrix played the guitar: at blinding speed, dangerous volume, and with a perfect mixture of lyricism and sheer menace.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMark Leyner \u003c\/b\u003eis the author of two novels, \u003ci\u003eEt Tu, Babe\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Tetherballs of Bougainville\u003c\/i\u003e; two collections of stories\u003ci\u003e, I Smell Esther Williams and Other Stories\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMy Cousin, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eMy Gastroenterologist\u003c\/i\u003e; and a collection of fiction, plays, and journalism, \u003ci\u003eTooth Imprints on a Corn Dog\u003c\/i\u003e. His work has also appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eEsquire\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe New Republic\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGeorge\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eHarper's.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 208\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 8 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 31, 1995\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53300980318515,"sku":"9780679750451","price":23.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/bntIHJc3DE9780679750451.webp?v=1777501282","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/i-smell-esther-williams-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}