{"product_id":"the-tale-of-the-teller-joshua-landsman-9780692516195","title":"The Tale of the Teller of Tales","description":"\u003cstrong\u003e\"WOW! I wish I could dream up a story this good!\"\u003c\/strong\u003e-J.J. Sedelmaier, Animator (\u003cem\u003eBeavis \u0026amp; Butthead\u003c\/em\u003e, SNL's \u003cem\u003eAmbiguously Gay Duo\u003c\/em\u003e) \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e\"A wonderfully clever tale, well-told.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e-Jerry Cleaver, Author of \u003cem\u003eImmediate Fiction.\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"The power of my fables is legendary-if I may be permitted to say so. They have reformed the criminal, healed the sick, and righted the mentally unbalanced. Why, just last year did I not bring the implacable Blackhouse Ripper to tears of repentance on the eve of his execution, so that he begged to be led to the gallows forthwith? I have fables for every occasion, and this is no exception, believe me.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e So boasts the Fabulist to the King of Uaxala, who has summoned him to that distant unknown land to improve the character of the Prince. But the Prince has stories of his own to tell, and the Fabulist and his Manservant are drawn into astonishing adventures, including (but not limited to): \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Cold-blooded revenge; an infinite labyrinth; startling philosophical speculations and disputes that actually move the plot forward; torture by unbearably exquisite caresses; death-duels aboard a pirate ship; an uncharted island inhabited solely by comely young women; gunpowder tattoos; gyascuti farsed with grebes farsed with capons farsed with wrens; imprisonment in a tower; The Excursus of Hermes Trismegistus, as well as the Chema of Chemes; polygamous marriage and jealous wives; potions of invisibility and immobility; a barber of blood. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cem\u003eThe Tale of the Teller of Tales\u003c\/em\u003e is a novel of high adventure, low comedy, and disturbing metaphysical insights.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Joshua Landsman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0692516190\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780692516195\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Pgoat Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/18\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.46lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.99h x 5.00w x 0.44d","brand":"Joshua Landsman","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48742320963839,"sku":"9780692516195","price":9.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-tale-of-the-teller-joshua-landsman-9780692516195","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}