{"product_id":"the-fat-man-in-history-peter-carey-9780679743323","title":"The Fat Man in History","description":"If, in some post-Marxist utopia, obesity were declared counterrevolutionary, how would a houseful of fat men strike back? If it were possible to win a new body by lottery, what kind of people would choose ugliness? If two gun-toting thugs decided to take over a business--and run it through sheer terror--how far would their methods take them? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e These are the questions that Peter Carey, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Tax Inspector\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eOscar and Lucinda, \u003c\/i\u003e brilliantly explores in this collection of stories. Exquisitely written and thoroughly envisioned, the tales in \u003ci\u003eThe Fat Man in History \u003c\/i\u003ereach beyond their arresting premises to utter deep and often frightening truths about our brightest and darkest selves.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Peter Carey\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0679743324\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780679743323\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Knopf Publishing Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/04\/1993\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.18h x 5.12w x 0.52d","brand":"Peter Carey","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44072689074431,"sku":"9780679743323","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_8a954bbb-e589-4e5b-86b0-142854632317.jpg?v=1685443427","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-fat-man-in-history-peter-carey-9780679743323","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}