{"product_id":"9781408870532","title":"Pastoralia by George Saunders","description":"‘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 ...,\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Binding: Paperback,\u003cbr\u003ePagination: 208 pages","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45956588798179,"sku":"9781408870532","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1701\/6275\/files\/9781408870532.jpg?v=1738145624","url":"https:\/\/www.harbourbookshop.co.uk\/products\/9781408870532","provider":"The Harbour Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}