{"product_id":"animal-magnet-gary-w-anderson-9780692689288","title":"Animal Magnet","description":"\u003cp\u003eTold from numerous and at times oblique perspectives, while using various literary forms and styles, this unusual family saga begins with the forbidden love of a manor tutor and lunatic scullery maid. The illegitimate line begun by Péter Montgolfier and Theresa Seyfert is, from beginning to end, beset by hardship, scandal, and shame. Spanning centuries and continents, the story jumps generationally if erratically down the family tree, beginning in the\u003csup\u003e \u003c\/sup\u003eeighteenth century in the Kingdom of Hungary with Péter and Theresa and ending more than two centuries later in a futuristic L.A. with controversial performance artist Vic Ray. Along the way, the reader meets an unforgettable cast of characters: Ernst Seyfert, footman and fratricide; Georges d'Aubigne, suicidal playwright and républicain; Joseph Vasser, bigamist and author of the \u003cem\u003eBible II\u003c\/em\u003e; and Jesus Ramos, the Dog-faced Boy; to name a few. Ultimately, \u003cem\u003eAnimal Magnet\u003c\/em\u003e probes the notion of humanness, human identity, and humanity. With unflinching honesty, this novel-in-stories poses the disconcerting question, \"Are we more human than animal, or more animal than human?\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Gary W. Anderson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0692689281\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780692689288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Runamok Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/15\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.59lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.25w x 0.54d","brand":"Gary W. Anderson","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48065042448639,"sku":"9780692689288","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f45821b4-8c03-437c-abcb-073f54ca708c.jpg?v=1768672757","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/animal-magnet-gary-w-anderson-9780692689288","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}