{"product_id":"the-coiled-serpent-9781961884175","title":"The Coiled Serpent","description":"\u003cb\u003eLONGLISTED FOR THE 2024 DYLAN THOMAS PRIZE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"One of the most startlingly original writers we've got.\" --A K Blakemore, \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA collection of singular and viscerally strange short stories from the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Doll's Alphabet\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eChildren of Paradise\u003c\/i\u003e. Brought to you by the publisher of \u003ci\u003eA Certain Hunger\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA custard factory explosion has shocking ramifications for a small community; a book promises three young men enlightenment if they restrain from their most primal of urges; a cursed hotel for ailing girls welcomes a new guest whose period has mysteriously stopped; the exploitative drudgery of work sparks revolt in a damp, putrid spa; and at the Margate museum, the new director curates a venomous garden for public consumption. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn her U.S. debut, Grudova channels Angela Carter, Lemony Snicket, and Ottessa Moshfegh with dreamlike subversiveness and humorously surreal results. \u003ci\u003eThe Coiled Serpent\u003c\/i\u003e excavates the crumbling old-world toxicity of Britain and the sputtering absurdities of late-stage capitalism, all while bringing to life a cast of characters who will haunt you well into the night.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Unnamed Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/08\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781961884175\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 205","brand":"Camilla Grudova","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44561507549365,"sku":"9781961884175","price":23.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_dcb075f4-42c6-41e7-b56c-c5478c2b1062.jpg?v=1723525839","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-coiled-serpent-9781961884175","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}