{"product_id":"assisted-living-9781564786821","title":"Assisted Living","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Marquis de Sade is alive and well and living in Sweden--or perhaps author Nikanor Teratologen is the devil himself, sending the English-speaking world a Scandinavian squib to remind readers that such reassuring figures as vampires and serial killers are no more frightening than pixies or unicorns in light of the depravity contained in one quiet suburb. Reading like a deranged hybrid of \"Deliverance,\" \"Naked Lunch,\" and \"Tuesdays with Morrie,\" and rivaling \"The 120 Days of Sodom\" in its challenge to our assumptions as to what is acceptable (or not) in literature, \"Assisted Living\" presents us with a series of queasy anecdotes concerning an eleven-year-old boy and his grandfather, a monster for whom murder, violence, incest, drunkenness, and philosophy all pass as equally valid ways to spend one's time. Whether it's a study in excess, a parody of provincial proto-fascism, a clear-eyed look at evil, or simply a prodigious literary dare, \"Assisted Living\" is unlikely to leave you indifferent.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Dalkey Archive Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/07\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781564786821\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 334\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.50w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/23\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nikanor Teratologen","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36659936264348,"sku":"9781564786821","price":12.71,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_28420aba-e2a8-4c45-b46d-70a9682601ab.jpg?v=1603895727","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/assisted-living-9781564786821","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}