{"product_id":"clandestinity","title":"Clandestinity","description":"Condition: BRAND NEW\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781646051724\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Trade paperback (US)\u003cbr\u003eYear: 2022\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Deep Vellum Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDescription:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this four-story suite, a modern master of Italian literature delves into the wonder and strangeness of the human condition.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEerie, fabulist, and elegant, each of Moresco’s stories features a central character at a different time of his life: childhood, adolescence, and young adulthood. In these beautiful and unsettling narratives, a dreamlike logic governs a vivid and strange physical world. In “Blue Room,” the adolescent protagonist carries on a voyeuristic relationship with a blind old woman in a mysterious house. In “The Hole,” a young boy becomes fascinated by an outhouse toilet, a portal through which he observes bodily wastes, curiosities, and portents. In the title story, an act of violence deepens the nightmarish tones and mood of disorientation. And in “The King,” a child narrator—who may or may not be present—witnesses a horrific visit from an exiled ruler.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFull of bodily parts, functions, and desires, Moresco’s stories distort time and reality to summon a world of carnal immediacy and uncanny haziness. A spectral and unnerving work of art, expertly translated by Richard Dixon, Clandestinity is a testament to Moresco’s genius.","brand":"Smartfox Books","offers":[{"title":"Default","offer_id":41855619924101,"sku":"PR271771","price":43.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0562\/0213\/3637\/files\/9781646051724_SZ8QD34D8BZD.jpg?v=1788968462","url":"https:\/\/smartfoxbooks.com.au\/products\/clandestinity","provider":"Smartfox Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}