{"product_id":"synecdoche-9798994936825","title":"synecdoche","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Mark Young\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Harrykstammer\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Harrykstammer\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith his signature confident spark of higher-order humor in s\u003ci\u003eynecdoche\u003c\/i\u003e, Mark Young presents an ironic reality as he slips off the cloak around the putative \u003ci\u003ewhole, greater than the sum of its parts\u003c\/i\u003e and observes that the parts themselves, in their granularity and uniqueness, may in fact transcend the whole. He states, \"Decompose the outline \/ of complex parts\" before ushering in the question \"But why can I see only the ingredients?\" The book is replete with delicious linguistic wit, as in \"Random \/ noises from \/ the vowel house\" as Young wild-rides us through a series of near homophones, \"ballet,\" \"bullet,\" \"belet,\" \"billet,\" and \"bull at a gate,\" yielding an array of sharply different signals. These bright, clipped spurts of compressed language play their part in a leaping-off point toward an endless imaginative prowess reflecting Mark Young's marvelous capability to re-envision the world. Apt social commentary abounds, notably in the poem \"Trapezoid lunch pails,\" where we hear \"Now all I need is \/ a sports car with a big enough boot \/ to keep a mid-life crisis in.\" Warning: The mind of Mark Young is sterling, fluid, smart, and thus addictive. As always, highly recommended. - Sheila E. Murphy\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harrykstammer","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47882672930967,"sku":"9798994936825","price":843.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9798994936825.webp?v=1781096506","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/synecdoche-9798994936825","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}