{"product_id":"9781408870532","title":"Pastoralia by Saunders, George","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Saunders, George\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eModern \u0026amp; contemporary fiction (post c 1945)\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 2 November 2017 by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC in the United Kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback | 208 pages\u003cbr\u003e199 x 133 x 14 | 154g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘Saunders is an astoundingly tuned voice - graceful, dark, authentic and funny - telling just the kind of stories we need to get us through these times' Thomas PynchonIn PASTORALIA elements of contemporary life are twisted, merged and amplified into a slightly skewed version of modern America.  A couple live and work in a caveman theme-park, where speaking is an instantly punishable offence.  A born loser attends a self-help seminar where he is encouraged to rid himself of all the people who are ‘crapping in your oatmeal'.  And a male exotic dancer and his family are terrorised by their decomposing aunt who visits them with a solemn message from beyond the grave.  With an uncanny combination of deadpan naturalism and uproarious humour, George Saunders creates a world that is both indelibly original and yet hauntingly familiar ...\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Book Nook","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57702162661757,"sku":"9781408870532","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0539\/6525\/8945\/files\/9781408870532.jpg?v=1770124686","url":"https:\/\/www.booknookshop.co.uk\/fr\/products\/9781408870532","provider":"The Book Nook","version":"1.0","type":"link"}