{"product_id":"arts-entertainments-9780062322463","title":"Arts \u0026 Entertainments","description":"\u003cp\u003eChristopher Beha delivers a cutting send-up of our cultural obsession with celebrity--a deliciously witty, and ultimately tender, novel about the absurdity of fame and the complexity of love sure to appeal to fans of Maria Semple and Jess Walter.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA sharp-edged satire with heart, \u003cem\u003eArts \u0026amp; Entertainments\u003c\/em\u003e is the story of Handsome Eddie Hartley who, at thirty-three, has forgone dreams of an acting career for the reality of life as a drama teacher at a boys' prep school. But when Eddie and his wife, Susan, discover they cannot have children, it is one disappointment too many.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWeighted down with debt, his wife's mounting unhappiness, and his own deepening sense of failure, Eddie is confronted with an alluring solution when an old friend-turned-web-impresario suggests Eddie sell a sex tape he made with an ex-girlfriend, now a wildly popular television star. Overcoming his initial moral qualms, Eddie figures that in an era when any publicity is good publicity, the tape won't cause any harm--a decision that will have disastrous consequences and propel him straight into the glaring spotlight he once thought he craved.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA hilariously biting and incisive take-down of our culture's monstrous obsession with fame, \u003cem\u003eArts \u0026amp; Entertainments\u003c\/em\u003e is also a poignant and humane portrait of a young man's belated coming-of-age, the complications of love, and the surprising ways in which the most meaningful lives often turn out to be the ones we least expected to lead.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Christopher Beha\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Ecco Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/01\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.10h x 5.60w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780062322463\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/15\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooks \u0026amp; Culture\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2014 pg. 29\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2014 pg. 25\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/14\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/15\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/25\/2014 pg. 119\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/10\/2014 pg. 11\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/17\/2014 pg. 30\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2014 pg. 90\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBeha, Christopher:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChristopher Beha is a deputy editor at \u003cem\u003eHarper's\u003c\/em\u003e magazine. His essays and reviews have appeared in the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/em\u003e, the \u003cem\u003eLondon Review of Books\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Believer\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eBookforum\u003c\/em\u003e, and elsewhere. He is the author of the novel \u003cem\u003eWhat Happened to Sophie Wilder\u003c\/em\u003e and the memoir \u003cem\u003eThe Whole Five Feet\u003c\/em\u003e. A New York City native, he lives in Brooklyn with his wife.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ecco Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40865318305907,"sku":"9.78006E+12","price":15.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_29c95889-2cc9-4ed7-8e7e-a999811e548f.jpg?v=1687871438","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/arts-entertainments-9780062322463","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}