{"product_id":"i-could-be-famous-stories-hardcover","title":"I Could Be Famous: Stories - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A terrific debut: fresh, original, and surprising.\" --\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eGeorge Saunders, Booker-Prize winning author of \u003ci\u003eLincoln in the Bardo\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom a magnetic new voice in fiction \"made for this moment and for those coming of age within it\" (Jonathan Dee), a debut \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003estory collection following ten ambitious women and one male superstar as they pursue their desires--however deluded--for more.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA listless woman befriends an influencer at a rooftop party, only to discover her lifestyle is not as glamorous as it seems. A college freshman gives the world's longest blow job to a boy whose name she's forgotten. A fan-favorite reality TV star joins a dating app after an explosive breakup, ready to move on, but finds she's in control only when cameras are rolling. While working in a hot tub showroom, a struggling actress goes method so she can nail an audition for the role of High School Junkie Girlfriend. Threaded throughout these explorations of neuroses and aspirations is one Arlo Banks, a hotshot actor who faces his own downfall when he's accused of cannibalism. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e From the dazzling to the mundane, Rende's unnervingly astute stories hold a mirror to our obsession with how we're perceived and our ache to be adored. Above all else, \u003ci\u003eI Could Be Famous\u003c\/i\u003e is a love letter to big ambitions and bigger dissatisfactions, belief in ourselves, and the fascination we hold with the idea that we could--somehow, someday--be famous.","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50102205284575,"sku":"9781639735860","price":26.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/WgvSMt-NIK9781639735860.webp?v=1781079138","url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/products\/i-could-be-famous-stories-hardcover","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}