Bream Gives Me Hiccups av Jesse Eisenberg

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<p><i>Bream Gives Me Hiccups: And Other Stories </i>is the whip-smart fiction debut of Academy Award-nominated actor and star of <i>The Social Network</i>, Jesse Eisenberg. Known for his iconic film roles but also for his regular pieces in the <i>New Yorker </i>and his two critically acclaimed plays, Eisenberg is an emerging voice in fiction.<br><br>Taking its title from a group of stories that begin the book, <i>Bream Gives Me Hiccups</i> moves from contemporary L.A. to the dormrooms of an American college to ancient Pompeii, throwing the reader into a universe of social misfits, reimagined scenes from history, and ridiculous overreactions.<br><br>United by Eisenberg''s gift for humour and character, and grouped into chapters that each open with an illustration by award-winning cartoonist Jean Jullien, the witty pieces collected in <i>Bream Gives Me Hiccups </i>explore what it means to navigate the modern world, and mark the arrival of a fantastically funny, self-ironic, witty and ori