{"product_id":"the-manticore-9780143039136","title":"The Manticore","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe second book in Robertson Davies's acclaimed \u003ci\u003eThe Deptford Trilogy, \u003c\/i\u003ewith a new foreword by Kelly Link\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHailed by the \u003cb\u003eWashington Post Book World\u003c\/b\u003e as \"a modern classic,\" Robertson Davies's acclaimed \u003cb\u003eDeptford Trilogy\u003c\/b\u003e is a glittering, fantastical, cunningly contrived series of novels, around which a mysterious death is woven. \u003cb\u003eThe Manticore\u003c\/b\u003e--the second book in the series after \u003cb\u003eFifth Business\u003c\/b\u003e--follows David Staunton, a man pleased with his success but haunted by his relationship with his larger-than-life father. As he seeks help through therapy, he encounters a wonderful cast of characters who help connect him to his past and the death of his father. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/28\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780143039136\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.54lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.76h x 5.01w x 0.65d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/15\/2006 pg. 111\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader Quiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e68503 \/ Manticore\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.1 \/ \u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Upper Grade \/ \u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 17\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Robertson Davies","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43040161169589,"sku":"9780143039136","price":15.3,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_83bf3435-cccc-4712-8d92-7a5caa65d72d.jpg?v=1689085951","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-manticore-9780143039136","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}