{"product_id":"approximate-life-tim-richards-9781925883435","title":"Approximate Life: The Prince and Other Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eApproximate Life: The Prince and Other Stories\u003c\/em\u003e brings together three acclaimed collections for the first time. \u003cem\u003eLetters to Francesca \u003c\/em\u003e(1996), \u003cem\u003eThe Prince\u003c\/em\u003e (1997) and \u003cem\u003eDuckness\u003c\/em\u003e (1998) range across forms, from short story to novella and screenplay, and from surrealism to hyperreality-connected by common characters as well as themes of identity, authenticity and artifice. They are playful and poignant, satirical and serious, with echoes of Borges and Calvino grounded in a distinctly Australian perspective. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Witty, playful, cheeky, dazzled by the possibilities of allusion and illusion...'\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-Giles Gordon, \u003cem\u003eThe Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Tim Richards\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1925883434\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781925883435\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Ligature Pty Limited\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/31\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 396\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.07lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.25h x 5.50w x 0.88d","brand":"Tim Richards","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43945186787583,"sku":"9781925883435","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_5587f937-947e-4003-a15b-fc4227968548.jpg?v=1681507279","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/approximate-life-tim-richards-9781925883435","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}