{"product_id":"pastoralia","title":"Pastoralia","description":"\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 Pynchon\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 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":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57303527162238,"sku":"NW9781408870532","price":12.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9781408870532.jpg?v=1778244426","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/en-eu\/products\/pastoralia","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}