{"product_id":"before-the-giant-anteater-peter-clarke-9798863658704","title":"Before the Giant Anteater","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Before the Giant Anteater\" is an outrageously humorous short story collection by Peter Clarke. The title story serves as a clownish follow-up to André Breton's poem \"After the Giant Anteater.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEach story in this collection begins at a place just before absurdity strikes-like the moment just before Dali showed up in Paris with his giant anteater on a leash. It's a safe bet that, from there, the stories all fall off the hook and venture into a realm of chaos as quickly as possible. The collection also explores themes involving the madness of technology, modern occultism, and the comedy of the impending end of the world. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMany of the stories in this collection first appeared in literary journals including \u003ci\u003eJuked, 3AM Magazine, Drunk Monkeys, Pacifica Literary Review, Fixional, Cheap Pop, Empty Sink Publishing, Red Fez, Weirderary, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eTwo Cities Review\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Peter Clarke\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798863658704\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/24\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 198\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.48lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.45d","brand":"Peter Clarke","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48800964804863,"sku":"9798863658704","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/before-the-giant-anteater-peter-clarke-9798863658704","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}