{"product_id":"9781648210419","title":"The Met Gala \u0026 Tales of Saints and Seekers","description":"Author: Bruce Wagner\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781648210419\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Skyhorse Publishing, Inc.\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 11 Sep 2024\u003cbr\u003ePages: 336\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Hardback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe sacred and the profane come together with visceral force in two novellas by Bruce Wagner,\u003ci\u003eThe Met Gala \u0026amp; Tales of Saints and Seekers\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Met Gala\u003c\/i\u003efollows a prominent family of influencers and would-be philanthropic socialites in the Hollywood hills as they spiral ever further away from reality. Candida is a young actress who sleeps with the \"unhoused\"-the ultimate charitable act-and her brother, Charlie, transitioned into womanhood at the age of eleven. Their mother and father have long been divorced but still come together to torment their children, mutilating and destroying friends and enemies along the way.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eTales of Saints and Seekers\u003c\/i\u003eis thedigestivo, a collection of stories about the journey to enlightenment and the wisdom given by gurus. Where\u003ci\u003eThe Met Gala\u003c\/i\u003epushes past boundaries and steps over the line,\u003ci\u003eTales of Saints and Seekers\u003c\/i\u003eknows that there is no line at all, only characters who travel on their own path, sometimes straying and other times going completely off the map. Wagner is able to hold the dichotomy of the sacred and profane in one book, smearing them together, and ripping them apart.\u003ci\u003eThe Met Gala \u0026amp; Tales of Saints and Seekers\u003c\/i\u003eis an illuminated manuscript of Heaven and Hell.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46836346912926,"sku":"ADS-9781648210419","price":47.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781648210419.jpg?v=1778738413","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781648210419","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}