{"product_id":"mygale-thierry-jonquet-9780872864092","title":"Mygale","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis unsettling novel inspired Pedro Almodovar's acclaimed film \"The Skin I Live In.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e* * *\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMygale [MIG-uh-lee] n.: a genus of large tropical spiders . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA highly successful plastic surgeon pursues and captures the man who raped his daughter. He is determined to exact an atrocious vengeance, and an ambiguous, even sadomasochistic relationship develops between self-appointed executioner and victim.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSwift and spare, suspenseful and thought-provoking, Mygale puts the gothic spirit back in the noir canon while introducing unique twists on notions of desire, identity, loss and restitution.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThierry Jonquet (1954 - 2009) is an exponent of the hardboiled style of French noir that is inflected by post-May 1968 politics and social critique. His crime novels and children's books have garnered many literary prizes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Thierry Jonquet\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 087286409X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780872864092\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e City Lights Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/01\/2003\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 120\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.28lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.42h x 4.96w x 0.31d","brand":"Thierry Jonquet","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43980668829951,"sku":"9780872864092","price":13.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f3c50f80-a4ed-4d4d-a924-2b2d5afe4a50.jpg?v=1683251215","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/mygale-thierry-jonquet-9780872864092","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}