{"product_id":"approximate-life-the-prince-and-other-stories-9781925883435","title":"Approximate Life: The Prince and Other Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eApproximate Life: The Prince and Other Stories\u003c\/em\u003e brings together three acclaimed collections for the first time. \u003cem\u003eLetters to Francesca \u003c\/em\u003e(1996), \u003cem\u003eThe Prince\u003c\/em\u003e (1997) and \u003cem\u003eDuckness\u003c\/em\u003e (1998) range across forms, from short story to novella and screenplay, and from surrealism to hyperreality-connected by common characters as well as themes of identity, authenticity and artifice. They are playful and poignant, satirical and serious, with echoes of Borges and Calvino grounded in a distinctly Australian perspective. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Witty, playful, cheeky, dazzled by the possibilities of allusion and illusion...'\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-Giles Gordon, \u003cem\u003eThe Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Ligature Pty Limited\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/31\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781925883435\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 396\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.07lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.25h x 5.50w x 0.88d","brand":"Tim Richards","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52491401461941,"sku":"9781925883435","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_8afff6a1-d4d9-409b-a942-94d3b972029a.jpg?v=1777996141","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/approximate-life-the-prince-and-other-stories-9781925883435","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}