{"product_id":"tenth-of-december","title":"Tenth of December","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe prize-winning, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling short story collection from the internationally bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eLincoln in the Bardo\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'I think he's the greatest writer since Salinger'  Richard Ayoade\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'I love this collection and it has one of my favourite stories of all time in it' Elizabeth Day\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'The best book you'll read this year' \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Dazzlingly surreal stories about a failing America' \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWINNER OF THE 2014 FOLIO PRIZE AND SHORTLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD  2013\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGeorge Saunders's most wryly hilarious and disturbing collection yet, \u003ci\u003eTenth of December\u003c\/i\u003e illuminates human experience and explores figures lost in a labyrinth of troubling preoccupations.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA family member recollects a backyard pole dressed for all occasions; Jeff faces horrifying ultimatums and the prospect of Darkenfloxx(TM) in some unusual drug trials; and Al Roosten hides his own internal monologue behind a winning smile that he hopes will make him popular.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith dark visions of the future riffing against ghosts of the past and the ever-settling present, this collection sings with astonishing charm and intensity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback \/ softback | 288 pages | Published November 2017\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":63833443828061,"sku":"9781408894811","price":13.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0978\/3459\/8749\/files\/9781408894811.jpg?v=1773406469","url":"https:\/\/www.thebookmark.ie\/products\/tenth-of-december","provider":"The Bookmark ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}