{"product_id":"9781960385376","title":"Attila","description":"Author: Aliocha Coll\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781960385376\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Open Letter\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 01 Aug 2025\u003cbr\u003ePages: 200\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e'My life will not make any sense when \u003ci\u003eAttila \u003c\/i\u003eis finished,' declared Aliocha Coll about his mesmerising final novel. In this groundbreaking 'untranslatable' work, he channels Joycean experimentalism to explore the fragility of empires, the future of the city, and the weight of legacy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAttila the Hun, reimagined as a visionary leader, contemplates the fate of his people at the gates of Rome. His son, Quijote, is caught between empires and ideals, forced to choose between his father's vision of a Hunnic utopia and the decaying allure of Roman civilisation. As Rome burns, Quijote journeys through both real and surreal landscapes, encountering psychedelic visions, mystical revelations, and existential dilemmas.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eQuijote's journey blurs the lines between past and future, uniting Biblical, Classical, and Buddhist traditions while moving between planes of existence. \u003ci\u003eAttila\u003c\/i\u003eis an intricate and elusive masterpiece from the explosive and disorienting imagination of Aliocha Coll, where characters from myth and history intermingle in a stunning labyrinth of allegory and metaphor.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46875648163998,"sku":"ADS-9781960385376","price":27.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781960385376.jpg?v=1779754632","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781960385376","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}