{"product_id":"the-dummy-nicholas-royle-9781783807659","title":"The Dummy: \u0026 Other Uncanny Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"An uncanny effect often arises when the boundary between fantasy and reality is blurred . . .\"\u003c\/em\u003e - Sigmund Freud\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNicholas Royle's stories are \"immaculately sinister\", according to Olivia Laing in the \u003cem\u003eTimes Literary Supplement\u003c\/em\u003e, while Phil Baker, in the \u003cem\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/em\u003e, described Royle as \"a real craftsman of disquiet\".\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn his third collection, \u003cem\u003eThe Dummy \u0026amp; Other Uncanny Stories\u003c\/em\u003e, Royle focuses on archetypes and phenomena that, through their particular melding of the familiar and the unfamiliar, produce uneasy, or uncanny, effects. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese stories reflect Royle's continuing development as an exponent of the form, in which he is always seeking to learn and to grow, and to push against boundaries.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Nicholas Royle\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1783807652\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781783807659\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Swan River Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/05\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 190\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.42lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.81h x 5.06w x 0.44d","brand":"Nicholas Royle","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44075755307263,"sku":"9781783807659","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e20c1ae2-3572-4219-bd30-3a0c138654f6.jpg?v=1685461249","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-dummy-nicholas-royle-9781783807659","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}