{"product_id":"venom-9781646053506","title":"Venom","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe story of one village, nestled in the Thai jungle, that has fallen under the spell of a mysterious religious leader--and the story of a family's defiance.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the village of Praeknamdang, a ten-year-old boy has big dreams of becoming a renowned shadow puppeteer. He and his parents, however, are the objects of a powerful man's rancor as they alone dare to doubt his claim of being the local goddess's medium. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne summer day, while out in the fields grazing his beloved oxen and putting on a show for his friends, the boy finds himself locked in a struggle with a giant king cobra, a snake the influential pretender would claim was sent by the goddess to punish him and his family.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eSet in the same world as Sangsuk's beloved novel \u003ci\u003eThe Understory\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eVenom\u003c\/i\u003e is a parable about an underdog's fight in a world that conspires against him.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Deep Vellum Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/08\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781646053506\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 175\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.15lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.80h x 4.20w x 0.60d","brand":"Saneh Sangsuk","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44723219628213,"sku":"9781646053506","price":14.41,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_e77f8606-7fb0-44e4-8b69-d16a8a867e37.jpg?v=1729007108","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/venom-9781646053506","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}