{"product_id":"vernacular-dreams-angelo-loukakis-9781922749956","title":"Vernacular Dreams","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Loukakis writes in a style that might be described as chromatic realism ... \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe stories are very finely crafted indeed.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-Paul Salzman, \u003cem\u003eAustralian Book Review\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA shopkeeper's son rails at his ailing father. A radio announcer's daughter returns to her country hometown. A trouser salesman joins a small rebellion. And a metaphysical explorer struggles with the nature of islands and their islands ... \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese are stories of velodromes and mixed businesses, of cultures old and new, and of ordinary aspirations and their devastating consequences.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eVernacular Dreams \u003c\/em\u003ebuilds on the themes of Angelo Loukakis's award-winning collection \u003cem\u003eFor the Patriarch\u003c\/em\u003e with its stories of identity and alienation, hope and nostalgia, longing and belonging.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Angelo Loukakis\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1922749958\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781922749956\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Ligature Untapped\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/01\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 214\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.54lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.25h x 5.50w x 0.49d","brand":"Angelo Loukakis","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48089398018303,"sku":"9781922749956","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c9553ee0-e282-40b7-ac89-43552b0f46ea.jpg?v=1769110003","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/vernacular-dreams-angelo-loukakis-9781922749956","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}