Somewhere along the way, he lost his sense of himself. From the time when he was a very small boy, Giovanni was always aping someone else, in gesture, in speech, in body carriage. Is it a fact that nothing is quite as insidious as the truth? While this novel did not entirely work for me, it was worth pursuing for the phrases tha Giovanni Bernini - Master Impressionist. When it comes down to it, he has to pretend to be himself, with no inkling of who he really is.
In the vein of Jonathan Lethem’s and Kevin Wilson’s playful surrealism, Jacob Rubin’s The Poser is the debut of a major literary voice, a masterfully written, deeply original comic novel, and the moving story of a man who must risk everything for the chance to save his life and know true love.more Ultimately, he must assume the one identity he has never been able to master: his own. When pulled by the right hands, it will unravel the person entire.” As his fame grows, Giovanni encounters a beautiful and enigmatic stage singer, Lucy Starlight-the only person whose thread he cannot find-and becomes increasingly trapped inside his many poses. There is in every person, no matter how graceful, a seam, a thread curling out of them. As Giovanni describes it, “No one’s disguise is perfect. Honed by his mother at a young age, the talent catapults him from small-town obscurity to stardom. There is in every person, A hilarious and dazzling debut novel about a master impressionist at risk of losing his true selfĪll his life, Giovanni Bernini has possessed an uncanny gift: he can imitate anyone he meets. A hilarious and dazzling debut novel about a master impressionist at risk of losing his true self All his life, Giovanni Bernini has possessed an uncanny gift: he can imitate anyone he meets.
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