{"product_id":"what-fear-was-ben-walter-9781922571205","title":"What Fear Was","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom vanishing islands to talking flathead and nightmarish bushfires, Ben Walter's visionary Tasmanian fictions are unique in the landscape of Australian writing. An unemployed man chooses only to apply for jobs advertised in \u003cem\u003eThe Economist\u003c\/em\u003e; a failed mountain expedition is mocked by the dead bodies of past climbers; and a father and son travel urgently to witness the miracle of Lake Pedder emptying. In \u003cem\u003eWhat Fear Was\u003c\/em\u003e, Walter combines beautiful, mesmerising writing with surreal discomfort and absurdist hilarity to completely upend the idea of an Australian short story.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ben Walter\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1922571202\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781922571205\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Puncher \u0026amp; Wattmann\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/11\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.52lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.27h x 5.83w x 0.41d","brand":"Ben Walter","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43992681808127,"sku":"9781922571205","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_1f169fb3-0317-4cdc-8ace-ed7c25efcf88.jpg?v=1683320201","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/what-fear-was-ben-walter-9781922571205","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}