The Cheese Monkeys Lib/E: A Novel in Two Semesters

Review "The Cheese Monkeys is a wonderfully witty book that trafficks in both well-observed commentary and outrageous shenanigans and antics."-- "Newsday""A sharp, fast-paced, and well-packaged academic satire, along the lines of James Hyne's The Lecturer's Tale."-- "Library Journal""Kidd has succeeded in crafting an affecting and entertaining work both slap-happily funny and heartbreakingly sad. A stellar debut."-- "Publishers Weekly""Narrator Bronson Pinchot delivers a relentless performance as Professor Sorbeck, the enigmatic genius responsible for teaching the future to a group of uninspired and often-hilarious students at State University. Pinchot's delivery is fast and furious yet always fully understandable and, perhaps, all the more realistic. Nothing is watered down in this story, including Pinchot's take on the colorful cast of characters that populate the university grounds."-- "AudioFile""Sorbeck shines in three dimensions on the page, a living representation of the larger-than-life professor that luckier college students have a chance to know. This is a fascinating, funny, and wonderfully written novel of graphic design that manages to deepen the reader's appreciation for the artistry and wonder of design without a single drawing."-- "Booklist""Suck brains with a genius who really is a genius: that is, when you read this book."-- "Kirkus Reviews""This story about growing up and finding your calling is funny and, almost despite itself, moving."-- "New York Times Book Review" Product Description This hilarious coming-of-age novel can only be described as a portrait of the designer as a young man. After two semesters under the aegis of the enigmatic professor/guru Winter Sorbeck, the world will never look the same. About the Author Chip Kidd is a writer and graphic designer in New York City whose book-jacket designs have helped spawn a revolution in the art of American book packaging. He has written about popular culture for McSweeney's, Vogue, New York Times, New York Observer, Entertainment Weekly, Details, 2WICE, and others.Bronson Pinchot, an Audie Award-winning narrator and Audible's Narrator of the Year for 2010, received his education at Yale University, which filled out what he had already received at his mother's knee in the all-important areas of Shakespeare, Greek art and architecture, and the Italian Renaissance. He restores Greek Revival buildings and appears in television, film, and on stage whenever the pilasters and entablatures overwhelm him. From AudioFile The year is 1957, and the personal computer is science fiction. How did the computer revolution start, and what must the very first graphic design students have thought when their courses began all those years ago? Narrator Bronson Pinchot delivers a relentless performance as Professor Sorbeck, the enigmatic genius responsible for teaching the future to a group of uninspired and often-hilarious students at State University. Pinchot's delivery is fast and furious yet always fully understandable and, perhaps, all the more realistic. Nothing is watered down in this story, including Pinchot's take on the colorful cast of characters that populate the university grounds. L.B. © AudioFile 2009, Portland, Maine