{"product_id":"the-animal-lovers-book-of-beastly-patricia-highsmith-9780393323665","title":"The Animal-Lover's Book of Beastly Murder","description":"\u003cp\u003eNowhere is Patricia Highsmith's affinity for animals more apparent than in \u003cem\u003eThe Animal-Lover's Book of Beastly Murder\u003c\/em\u003e, for here she transfers the murderous thoughts and rages most associated with humans onto the animals themselves. You will meet, for example, in \"In the Dead of Truffle Season,\" a truffle-hunting pig who tries to whet his own appetite for a while; or Jumbo in \"Chorus Girl's Absolutely Final Performance,\" a lonely, old circus elephant who decides she's had enough of show business and cruel trainers for one lifetime. In this satirical reprise of Kafka, cats, dogs, and breeding rodents are no longer ordinary beings in the happy home, but actually have the power to destroy the world in which we live.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Patricia Highsmith\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0393323668\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780393323665\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e W. W. Norton \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/17\/2002\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.47lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.34h x 5.60w x 0.62d","brand":"Patricia Highsmith","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44047751446783,"sku":"9780393323665","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_67fb82d2-cb82-4999-ac58-10487a7e4777.jpg?v=1684991980","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-animal-lovers-book-of-beastly-patricia-highsmith-9780393323665","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}