{"product_id":"exile-or-a-tale-of-t-edward-abbott-9781955290036","title":"Exile, or, A Tale of Enchantment in Eight Parts","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe people of the Republic of Z-rthe have become used to earthquakes. Less so to sudden and acute morphological transformation. But the newly re-opened Consulate of X-ppe is about to change all of that. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe Consulate of X-ppe in the Republic of Z-rthe has always been a morose and gloomy place. Now, however, it is also an unstable place, as its functionaries and its attachés, its translators and its hangers-on won't stop mutating. Not enough that the daughter of the Consul General has dwindled to a shriveled, anthropomorphic rock, the size, roughly, of a pint glass. Not enough that a truckload of joyriding Marines, having provoked the ire of a glue-addled little girl, has been transformed into a pod of beached and frantic dolphins. Additionally, a beloved disciple of the Economic Affairs Liaison has developed a skin disease that has left him looking distinctly botanical. Not to mention the tragic and fiery end to the boy who attempted to drive his chauffeur-father's Cadillac. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLike Douglas Adams with a mean streak or Robert Graves in a whimsical mood, T. Edward Abbott has reconfigured eight classic myths of exile and transfiguration into a collection of playful stories shot through with disquieting humor and dark anxiety. A feast of magical disorientation, \u003ci\u003eExile\u003c\/i\u003e cuts to the heart of what, precisely, is horrible about wishing to become a tree.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e T. Edward Abbott\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1955290032\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781955290036\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Tiny Boar Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/12\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 216\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.53lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.49d","brand":"T. Edward Abbott","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48800704102655,"sku":"9781955290036","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/exile-or-a-tale-of-t-edward-abbott-9781955290036","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}