Giovanni Bernini, the narrator of Jacob Rubin’s wonderful debut novel, is both a mirror and a sponge. As soon as he meets people, he feels the urge to become them. His imitations can be both a ...

Viking, 256 pp., $26.95Viking Since he was a child, Giovanni Bernini has gotten in trouble for his uncanny, almost involuntary imitations of others. Now a shy young man, he comes to the attention ...

Giovanni Bernini, the narrator of Jacob Rubin's wonderful debut novel, is both a mirror and a sponge. As soon as he meets people, he feels the urge to become them. His imitations can be both a ...

Giovanni Bernini is not only blessed with a talent that allows him to imitate any person, animal, or inanimate object—he is also compelled to do so at all times.

Giovanni Bernini, the narrator of Jacob Rubin’s wonderful debut novel, is both a mirror and a sponge. As soon as he meets people, he feels the urge to become them.

In his new novel, The Poser, Jacob Rubin introduces Giovanni Bernini, an unsettling young man who becomes famous for his unique gift: the uncanny ability to perfectly impersonate anyone’s voice, ...

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