{"product_id":"the-grasshopper-king-paperback","title":"The Grasshopper King - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJordan Ellenberg\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis debut novel is a profoundly absurd campus satire about immortality, obsession, obscurity, and true love.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eChandler State University is the one thing keeping the dusty, Western town of Chandler on the map. Now that its basketball program has fallen apart, CSU's only claim to fame is its Gravinics Department, dedicated to the study of an obscure European country-its mythology, its extraordinarily difficult language, and especially its bizarre star poet, Henderson. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHaving discovered Henderson's poetry in a trash bin, Stanley Higgs becomes the foremost scholar of the poet's work, accepts a position at Chandler State University, achieves international academic fame, marries the Dean's daughter, and abruptly stops talking. With all of academia convinced that Higgs is formulating a great truth, the university employs Orwellian techniques to record Higgs's every potential utterance and to save its reputation. A feckless Gravinics language student, Samuel Grapearbor, together with his long-suffering girlfriend Julia, is hired to monitor Higgs during the day. Over endless games of checkers and shared sandwiches, a uniquely silent friendship develops. As one man struggles to grow up and the other grows old, the Grasshopper King, in all of his glory, emerges. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this debut novel about treachery, death, academia, marriage, mythology, history, and truly horrible poetry, Jordan Ellenberg creates a world complete with its own geography, obscene folklore, and absurdly endearing characters--a world where arcane subjects flourish and the smallest swerve from convention can result in immortality.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJordan Ellenberg is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Grasshopper King\u003c\/i\u003e. He was born in 1971 and grew up in Potomac, Maryland. He recieved his undergraduate and doctorate degrees from Harvard and his masters degree from Johns Hopkins, and is now a Professor of Mathematics at the University of Wisconsin Madison. His column, \u003ci\u003eDo the Math\u003c\/i\u003e, appears regularly in \u003ci\u003eSlate\u003c\/i\u003e, and his articles on mathematical topics have been published in the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eBoston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSeed\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWired\u003c\/i\u003e, and the \u003ci\u003eBeliever\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 200\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 9.18 x 6.04 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 01, 2003\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43424093274179,"sku":"9781566891394","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/store7994.com\/products\/the-grasshopper-king-paperback","provider":"STORE 7994","version":"1.0","type":"link"}