{"product_id":"twitterature-the-worlds-greatest-books-in-twenty-tweets-or-less-paperback","title":"Twitterature: The World's Greatest Books in Twenty Tweets or Less - 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\u003eAlexander Aciman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eEmmett Rensin\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerhaps while reading Shakespeare you've asked yourself, \u003ci\u003eWhat exactly is Hamlet trying to tell me? Why must he mince words and muse in lyricism and, in short, whack about the shrub?\u003c\/i\u003e But if the Prince of Denmark had a Twitter account and an iPhone, he could tell his story in real time--and concisely! Hence the genius of \u003ci\u003eTwitterature\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Hatched in a dorm room at the brain trust that is the University of Chicago, \u003ci\u003eTwitterature\u003c\/i\u003e is a hilarious and irreverent re-imagining of the classics as a series of 140-character tweets from the protagonist. Providing a crash course in more than eighty of the world's best-known books, from Homer to Harry Potter, Virgil to Voltaire, Tolstoy to \u003ci\u003eTwilight\u003c\/i\u003e and Dante to \u003ci\u003eThe Da Vinci Code\u003c\/i\u003e. It's the ultimate Cliffs Notes. Because as great as the classics are, who has time to read those big, long books anymore? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eSample tweets: \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e From \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eHamlet\u003c\/b\u003e WTF IS POLONIUS DOING BEHIND THE CURTAIN \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e From the \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eHarry Potter\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e series: \u003ci\u003eOh man big tournament at my school this year!! PSYCHED! I hope nobody dies this year, and every year as if by clockwork. \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e From \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Great Gatsby\u003c\/b\u003e Gatsby is so emo. Who cries about his girlfriend while eating breakfast...IN THE POOL? \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlexander Aciman\u003c\/b\u003e was born in 1990 and attended the University of Chicago during which time he cowrote \u003ci\u003eTwitterature: World's Greatest Books in 20 Tweets \u003c\/i\u003ewith Emmett Rensin. Currently, Aciman writes for \u003ci\u003eTablet Magazine \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e Time\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eEmmett Rensin\u003c\/b\u003e was born in 1990 and attended the University of Chicago, during which time he cowrote \u003ci\u003eTwitterature: World's Greatest Books in 20 Tweets \u003c\/i\u003ewith Alexander Aciman. He writes for various publications including \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 6.9 x 4.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 01, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52747859001651,"sku":"9780143117322","price":34.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/kkDbSrnFj99780143117322.webp?v=1764233874","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/twitterature-the-worlds-greatest-books-in-twenty-tweets-or-less-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}