{"product_id":"cosmo-textual-a-novel-in-space-9798230274049","title":"Cosmo=textual: a novel in space","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Andrew Mbaruk\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Andrew Mbaruk\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Andrew Mbaruk\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Canadian - General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eCosmo=textual: a novel in space\u003c\/em\u003e is a genre-bending ride through the cosmos and the mind of its creator, Andrew Mbaruk. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA heavily slant-rhymed long poem, this cosmo=text is a novel in verse (and in the space around the verse!) blending confessional poetry with the wonders of space travel, aliens, and other crucial science-fictive elements. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThink Berryman's \u003cem\u003eDream Songs\u003c\/em\u003e meets the vast unknown, as the poem's speaker gracefully takes his readers on a wild, humorous journey through the cosmos of his text.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMbaruk-rapper, lo-fi rock musician, poet-offers a cosmo=textual exploration clever as it is strange. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe protagonist is none other than Mbaruk himself, a space mechanic banished to Earth-watch him try to turn his Oldsmobile into a spaceship! \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlong the way, his poem is filled with lyric beauty standing on its own...almost separate from the narrative...but deeply enriching it, inviting readers to step into a world both thoughtfully insane and insanely thoughtful!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerfect for fans of long modernist poems, narrative epics, or anyone in search of something daring and inventive, \u003cem\u003eCosmo=textual\u003c\/em\u003e is a journey through a mind unmoored and a text that binds together the real and the written. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd as a bonus, \u003cem\u003eCosmo=textual: the soundtrack\u003c\/em\u003e-a rock-rap album set for release alongside the book sometime in 2025-lets the cosmo=text come alive in a more musical way.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Andrew Mbaruk","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47813144019095,"sku":"9798230274049","price":625.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9798230274049.webp?v=1778333882","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/cosmo-textual-a-novel-in-space-9798230274049","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}