{"product_id":"transcription","title":"Transcription","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSynopsis\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eTranscription\u003c\/em\u003e, Ben Lerner transforms a simple mishap into a profound meditation on memory, art, and the limits of language. Arriving in Providence to conduct what is meant to be the final published interview with his ninety-year-old mentor, the narrator accidentally destroys his smartphone—the very device meant to record their conversation. Unable to admit what has happened, he enters the interview unprepared, setting in motion a quietly mesmerizing novel about friendship, inheritance, and the fragile ways we preserve the past.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBlending philosophical inquiry with emotional intimacy, Lerner explores the technologies—both digital and literary—that shape what we remember and what we lose. Haunted by Kafka yet unmistakably contemporary, \u003cem\u003eTranscription\u003c\/em\u003e is a compact, dazzling novel that asks what fiction can capture when every other form of record falls short.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBen Lerner is an American novelist, poet, and essayist whose works include \u003cem\u003eLeaving the Atocha Station\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003e10:04\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eThe Topeka School\u003c\/em\u003e. A recipient of the MacArthur Fellowship, Guggenheim Fellowship, and Fulbright Scholarship, he has been a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction and the National Book Award for Poetry. Widely regarded as one of the most innovative writers of his generation, Lerner's work explores the intersections of art, memory, politics, and contemporary life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMcClelland \u0026amp; Stewart\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eApril 7, 2026\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHardcover\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e144\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSubjects\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLiterary Fiction · Contemporary Fiction · Psychological Fiction · Philosophical Fiction\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e9780771039065\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Old Post Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45311288836278,"sku":null,"price":34.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0731\/2264\/4150\/files\/IMG_6684_VSCO.jpg?v=1785621026","url":"https:\/\/oldpostbookshop.com\/products\/transcription","provider":"Old Post Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}