{"product_id":"the-parasite-ferenc-barn-s-9780857427403","title":"The Parasite","description":"Marked by powerful and evocative prose, Ferenc Barn s's novel tells the fascinating story of a young man's journey through his strange obsessions towards possible recovery. The unnamed narrator is the parasite, feeding off others' ailments, but he is also a host who attracts people with the most peculiar manias. He confesses, almost amiably, his decadent attraction as a young adolescent to illnesses and hospitals. The real descent into his private, hallucinatory hell begins after his first sexual encounter; he becomes a compulsive masturbator, and then a compulsive fornicator. But to his horror, he realizes that casual sex is not casual at all for him--each one-night stand results in insane jealousy: he imagines previous lovers hovering over him every time he makes love to a woman. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e When he gets to know a woman referred to as L., he thinks his demons may have finally subsided. But when he hears of her past, the jealousy returns. He seeks relief through writing--by weaving an imagined tale of L.'s amorous adventures. What will he do with this strange manuscript, and can it bring him healing? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A breathtaking blend of Dostoevskian visions, episodes of madness, and intellectual fervor, all delivered in precise, lucid prose, \u003ci\u003eThe Parasite\u003c\/i\u003e is a novel that one cannot escape. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ferenc Barn疽\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0857427407\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780857427403\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Seagull Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/14\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.30w x 1.30d","brand":"Ferenc Barn疽","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43983650685183,"sku":"9780857427403","price":29.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d8e7d537-85f8-4f4c-824a-105ea9e2b432.jpg?v=1683267919","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-parasite-ferenc-barn-s-9780857427403","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}