{"product_id":"9781466895386","title":"The Love Bomb: And Other Musical Pieces","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThree Libretti—Ranging In Setting From Ancient Jerusalem To Pre-Apocalyptic London—From An Acclaimed Poet\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis volume of libretti marks new work—and new terrain—for James Fenton. Commissioned by companies in New York and England, these musical pieces make the most of the poet's poignant, witty, and characteristically lyrical verse. Whether evoking modern-day London on the edge of apocalypse in \u003ci\u003eThe Love Bomb\u003c\/i\u003e, a timeless land beyond the moon in this version of Salman Rushdie's children's novel\u003ci\u003e Haroun and the Sea of Stories\u003c\/i\u003e, or ancient Jerusalem in his stirring oratorio \u003ci\u003eThe Fall of Jerusalem,\u003c\/i\u003e which was composed to mark the millennium, Fenton's lucid storytelling and stylish wordplay bring these pieces vividly to life—with equal power in performance or on the page.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eHaroun and the Sea of Stories\u003c\/i\u003e was commissioned by the New York City Opera and had its premiere at Lincoln Center in September 2003.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"[James Fenton] writes as no one else dares to--with clarity, wit, and the simplest of rhymes.\"--\u003ci\u003eVoice Literary Supplement\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Farrar, Straus and Giroux","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47164080161008,"sku":"9781466895386","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781466895386_p0.jpg?v=1769892462","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781466895386","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}