{"product_id":"9781551529615","title":"Bad Houses","description":"Author: John Elizabeth Stintzi\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781551529615\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Arsenal Pulp Press\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 01 Nov 2024\u003cbr\u003ePages: 224\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eA boisterous collection of surreal, darkly humourous short stories that will delight fans of George Saunders and Kelly Link.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the surreal, often precarious realities of \u003ci\u003eBad Houses\u003c\/i\u003e, a doctor discovers a double-edged cure for the Ebola virus, a college student loses a different body part each time they return home for the summer, Midas's hairdresser strives to keep his secrets, and a young girl develops a fascination with the trolls who harvest her father's pumpkin patch. At once humourous and horrifying, these stories will inevitably take residence in your mind.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePresent throughout \u003ci\u003eBad Houses\u003c\/i\u003e is a deep and abiding sense of humanity sprinkled with a dash of alienation, guilt, and instability. Filtered through a fabulist lens, these stories contemplate the struggles of modern existence. Each character lives their own haunted life, trying to navigate the path from bad houses to good homes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFeaturing the author's own expressive ink illustrations, \u003ci\u003eBad Houses\u003c\/i\u003e is a book that feels like it was penned by a trans Alice Munro mixed with a bubblier Franz Kafka. Enter if you dare.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46830036320414,"sku":"ADS-9781551529615","price":32.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781551529615.jpg?v=1778558656","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781551529615","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}