{"product_id":"conversations-with-a-4000-year-old-fungus-john-bonnell-9798995612308","title":"Conversations with a 4,000-Year-Old Fungus","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eConversations with a 4,000-Year-Old Fungus\u003c\/em\u003e gathers twenty-five straight-faced tales of glorious absurdity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHere animals argue philosophy, cavemen chase visionary ideas, astronauts ponder the cosmic significance of lettuce, and the universe itself seems to be running slightly off schedule.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn these stories, squirrels form grand plans, pudding becomes a matter of destiny, and a male prostitute in Paris discovers that life rarely unfolds according to plan. Along the way, a man attempts an earnest conversation with a 4,000-year-old fungus, a perplexing enigma refuses to be solved, and the electricity wells of Grabnar-3 suggest that reality may be stranger than anyone suspects.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBy turns absurd, satirical, and unexpectedly thoughtful, these stories explore the peculiar gap between how the world works-and how we insist on understanding it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor readers who enjoy deadpan humor, philosophical nonsense, fables gone sideways, and satire delivered with a perfectly straight face.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBecause sometimes the best way to explain reality is to laugh at it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John Bonnell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798995612308\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Ninth Measure\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/23\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 144\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.33lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.34d","brand":"John Bonnell","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48852924530943,"sku":"9798995612308","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/conversations-with-a-4000-year-old-fungus-john-bonnell-9798995612308","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}