{"product_id":"manbug-9781551522036","title":"ManBug","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe first novel by George K. Ilsley, whose first story collection, \u003ci\u003eRandom Acts of Hatred\u003c\/i\u003e, was published to acclaim in 2004. Told in dream-like fragments, \u003ci\u003eManBug\u003c\/i\u003e unfolds as a love story between Sebastian, an entomologist with Asperger's Syndrome, and Tom, a spiritual bisexual who may or may not be recruiting Sebastian for a cult. They navigate their relationship as damaged goods, seeking meaning and value in themselves through the other; they also try to avoid the inevitable toxins around them, both real and imagined--like bugs avoiding insecticide--while asking the question, Just how much poison can any of us absorb? \u003ci\u003eManBug\u003c\/i\u003e is a beguiling, tragicomic novel about beauty, horror, desire, and what lurks just beneath the skin.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Arsenal Pulp Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/01\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781551522036\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.67lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.56h x 5.60w x 0.57d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/26\/2006\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"George K. Ilsley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51798391980213,"sku":"9781551522036","price":13.56,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_eba440da-3ff5-4cce-adb4-fadc6baf15d4.jpg?v=1758638435","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/manbug-9781551522036","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}