{"product_id":"eugene-nadelman-a-tale-of-the-1980s-in-verse-paperback","title":"Eugene Nadelman: A Tale of the 1980s in Verse - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMichael Weingrad\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Move over, Onegin--we've a new Eugene for the ages. In Michael Weingrad's wildly charming and profound telling, young Eugene Nadelman's adolescence in 1980s Philadelphia unfolds in iambic tetrameter, with each crush and clash and heartache feeling as epic as they do for the young and the hopeful. If you've ever spun the bottle or leered furtively at someone across the dancefloor, you'll find yourself transformed by Weingrad's wit, wonder, and heart, and, like young Eugene himself, grow wiser.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e--Liel Leibovitz, editor at large, \u003ci\u003eTablet Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"[A] wistful and emotionally resonant novel that finds true poetry in teenage life.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e--Foreword Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFull of humor, pathos, and pop cultural references, \u003c\/i\u003eEugene Nadelman\u003ci\u003e is a\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e tale of young love and American manners in the era of Ronald Reagan and MTV\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e--written in the witty sonnet form of Alexander Pushkin's \u003c\/i\u003eEugene Onegin.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt's 1982, and teenaged Eugene attends his cousin's bar mitzvah in suburban Philadelphia. There he meets a kindred spirit in the savvy, sensitive Abigail. But when Eugene's best friend also becomes smitten with Abby, a tragic rivalry ensues and, just as in the Pushkin poem, one character kills another in a duel. (Well, in a Dungeons \u0026amp; Dragons game, in this case.) \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEugene and Abby's romance deepens against a backdrop of '80s music, fashion, and VHS rentals--with serious world events like AIDS and the Cold War hovering overhead. But when Eugene leaves for sleepaway camp and Abby for Europe, temptations abound, and one question becomes paramount: can their love survive a summer separation?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMichael Weingrad\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eAmerican Hebrew Literature: Writing Jewish National Identity in the United States\u003c\/i\u003e. He was born and raised in Philadelphia, attending McCall and Masterman public schools. Today, he lives in Portland, Oregon where he is a professor of Jewish Studies at Portland State University.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 135\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 8.4 x 4.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 17, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42725978505279,"sku":"9781589881938","price":20.34,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/0970ec23eab1c0714bb7a1c5d0caba80.webp?v=1765108735","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/eugene-nadelman-a-tale-of-the-1980s-in-verse-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}