{"product_id":"opus-magnum-i-abu-kasem-9781911387022","title":"Opus Magnum I: Adventures in Mystical Humour","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhat if Pinocchio and Jesus are the same?\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat if all that you know about Shakespeare is wrong?\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIs being blind and rich worth it?\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIs the world run by a satanic Mouse cult?\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat is the secret link between the Grimm brothers and Nazism?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book will change your life... provided you read it. Why? It shall show you how humour can adopt the most bizarre shapes ever, whilst in the process helping your mind to look at the world in the most original ways. Interwoven with pearls of mystical-esoteric-alchemical wisdom, this book is an homage to the meta-loving mind, creating worlds within worlds with a common thread: humour and an irreverent attitude with the pedantic and intellectual approach to life and the universe.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLike someone once never said: this is like Borges on acid. Or Rumi on nothing.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA tour-de-force through the magical delirious realism that only a naturally perturbed mind can conjure. And a read that will perfectly suit those who love to have their brains (and spirits) tickled.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA smoothie made with the best (and the worst) of: Gurdjieff, Borges, Shakespeare, Brothers Grimm, Wilde, Shaw, Monty Python, Community, David Foster Wallace, Rumi, Hafiz, Sedaris, Chappelle, Lynch, Ouspensky, Bennett, Frost... and many more.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Abu Kasem\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1911387022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781911387022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Magnitude Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/03\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 186\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.46lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.43d","brand":"Abu Kasem","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48065966440703,"sku":"9781911387022","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_fc8dc2b2-f6f1-4ae1-8bf7-4a667ec01eff.jpg?v=1768677804","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/opus-magnum-i-abu-kasem-9781911387022","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}