{"product_id":"shriek-davide-a-cottone-9780992529338","title":"Shriek: an absurd novel","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe main character of the book, an eccentric Aleph McNaught, is at a crossroads in what he sees as a meaningless life. Abused as a child, he turns to drugs and ends up locked up in an asylum before launching into a new and wild life populated by a host of multiple personalities.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMcNaught, as narrator, invites the reader on a psychotic ride into his crazy headspace while commenting on the state of a fictitious society.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHis goal is to tilt the axis of the old world order just enough to make a difference to the way people think. Only then can the megalomania in politics, economics, society and religion cause the old world order to spin out and unravel. In its place, a new world order will gather up the threads on an axis realigned to the demands of an ever evolving 21\u003csup\u003est\u003c\/sup\u003e century world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAleph invites the reader to help him empower the people of his beloved crippled country by offering them an absurd other-worldly alternative that offers political stability, social equality and economic security. He promises a tamper proof solution that can last forever. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Davide A. Cottone\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0992529336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780992529338\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Publicious Pty Ltd\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/21\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 228\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.51lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.48d","brand":"Davide A. Cottone","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48443808973055,"sku":"9780992529338","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_2a8d5195-1f04-4685-9822-3252971e5865.jpg?v=1777207997","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/shriek-davide-a-cottone-9780992529338","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}