{"product_id":"a-voyage-around-my-pipe-james-cowan-9781596500105","title":"A Voyage Around My Pipe and Other Fictions","description":"These short fictions by renowned Australian author James Cowan, winner of the Australian Gold Medal for Fiction, offer the reader a remarkable flight to places that defy time. They deal with circumstances and events that lie beyond the scope of normal events. Is there a relationship between the fantastic and the real? Whether one is taking a voyage around the bowl of a pipe, or engaging with the magical properties of an elephant, the reader is encouraged to project himself into a state of mind where his own objectivity is questioned. A letter from Abelard to his true love Heloise, a man who becomes a fish, a journey among lost souls, or an encounter with headhunters in the jungle, these are but a few of the incidents that the author asks us to experience. In doing so, omen birds and anchorites appear to participate in a reality filled with portents and wonders. _A Voyage Around My Pipe_ is more than a match for how we see things. The reader is about to take an unforgettable ride to a place where the imagination is released from the constraints of established forms. In so doing, each story becomes a perfect antidote to what he or she considers to be real.\u003cp\u003e \"Find yourself a secluded garden alcove, a bottle of red and some crusty bread, and become engrossed.\" -Diana Ward\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \"A writer to rival Eco...\" -Mary Ryan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e James Cowan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1596500107\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781596500105\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e New Cultures Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/30\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 116\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.36lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.24d\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"James Cowan","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44068720279807,"sku":"9781596500105","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_59613d17-5954-436b-828c-5640a1128eb7.jpg?v=1685420616","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-voyage-around-my-pipe-james-cowan-9781596500105","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}