{"product_id":"the-coiled-serpent","title":"The Coiled Serpent","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003eThe Coiled Serpent\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003eCamilla Grudova\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN: \u003c\/b\u003e9781961884175\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/b\u003eThe Unnamed Press\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished: \u003c\/b\u003e2024\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding: \u003c\/b\u003eHardcover\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage: \u003c\/b\u003eEnglish\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Note: \u003c\/b\u003eNew from the publisher\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher Description: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eLONGLISTED FOR THE 2024 DYLAN THOMAS PRIZE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\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\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\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\n\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\n\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\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"The Unnamed Press","offers":[{"title":"The Coiled Serpent | Camilla Grudova | Hardcover | 9781961884175 | New | Fiction 1686329","offer_id":50803902775554,"sku":"1686329","price":38.82,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0609\/3327\/5906\/files\/8109xCqrN_L.jpg?v=1792422533","url":"https:\/\/boswellsbooks.com\/products\/the-coiled-serpent","provider":"Boswell's Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}