{"product_id":"life-is-about-losing-everything-paperback","title":"Life Is about Losing Everything - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLynn Crosbie\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the author of the wildly controversial books \u003cem\u003eLiar \u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003ePaul's Case \u003c\/em\u003ecomes one of the most anticipated -- and perhaps, in some quarters, feared -- books of the year. This is author Lynn Crosbie at her most honest, most cutting, most hilarious, and most heartbreaking. The stories told here are at once a cache, a repository, of a seven-year period in the author's life; and, too, a gymnasium, a place where she can flex her prodigious wit and her dazzling stash of literary tricks\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDeft with matters both low- and highbrow (here are stories about 80s big-hair bands and the lasting, theological value of the Rocky series; here, too are stories contemplating critical theory and fine art), \u003cem\u003eLife Is About Losing Everything\u003c\/em\u003e speaks with manic yet grave authority about risking and losing everything, and then sorting through the remains to discover what is beautiful, what is trash, and what, ultimately, belongs.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLynn Crosbie\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Montreal and is a cultural critic who writes a weekly pop culture column for \u003ci\u003eThe Globe and Mail.\u003c\/i\u003e She holds a Ph.D. in English literature with a background in visual studies, and she teaches at the University of Toronto and the Art Gallery of Ontario. Her books (of poetry and prose) include \u003ci\u003ePearl, Queen Rat, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eDorothy L'Amour.\u003c\/i\u003e She is also the author of the controversial book, \u003ci\u003ePaul's Case\u003c\/i\u003e and the editor of \u003ci\u003eThe Girl Wants To.\u003c\/i\u003e She is a contributing editor at \u003ci\u003eFashion, \u003c\/i\u003e and a National Magazine Award Winner who has written about sports, style, art, and music. She lives in Toronto.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 368\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.84 x 8.51 x 6.03 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 05, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51770228179232,"sku":"9781770890039","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/b94f759c4edd1c3590671a6a4b73378c.webp?v=1780367306","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/life-is-about-losing-everything-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}