{"product_id":"contrapposto-by-dave-eggers-book-or-bundle","title":"Contrapposto by Dave Eggers \/ BOOK OR BUNDLE - Starting at $32!","description":"\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/libro.fm\/audiobooks\/9798217340125-contrapposto?bookshop=newbookjoy\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ffffff;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background-color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e CLICK HERE FOR AN AUDIOBOOK COPY \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch1 style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBOOK SYNOPSIS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e“Glorious and captivating, with Eggers’ signature humor and precision, Contrapposto tells a big and big-hearted story that counter-positions exquisitely the pain and exhilarations of love and the creative impulse. I loved this novel.” - Lily King, author of Heart the Lover\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e“In this satisfyingly old-school novel, an artist tries to find his place, and hold onto his spark, in a world that values fads and flash.. Contrapposto is an earthy, warm return to form... To call the book ‘moving’ would be a smelly cliché, so let’s say undulating, with both despair and hope.” - Alexandra Jacobs, The New York Times Book Review\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNATIONAL BESTSELLER · A sweeping novel about friendship, love, and the lifelong pursuit of art from Dave Eggers, the award-winning, bestselling author of The Circle, A Hologram for the King, and The Eyes \u0026amp; the Impossible...\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCricket Dib, born on the American prairie, has no particular prospects or ambitions until, in grade school, he realizes he can draw. He soon meets a girl, Olympia Argyros, one year older, who is captivating and brilliant and far more worldly. Recognizing his talent, she convinces him to deface, with profound vulgarity, a popular playground. Under her direction, he does it willingly, already in love, and thus begins a sixty-five-year entwining between Cricket and Olympia, encompassing friendship, working partnership and love affair. Together they go to art school - an experience of dubious value - and then navigate the art world for the next fifty years, together and apart.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eContrapposto is a moving and very funny novel about allies and art, and what it means to be an artist. All through their lives, Cricket sees Olympia as his soulmate and destiny, and while she is always his champion, romantically her eyes are always seeking something - and someone - else. Their love changes over the decades, but their commitment to each other, and their search for meaning in the making of art, never wanes. 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