{"product_id":"all-you-can-kill-9781552454862","title":"All You Can Kill","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhite Lotus\u003c\/i\u003e meets \u003ci\u003eShaun of the Dead\u003c\/i\u003e in this absurdist take on the wellness retreat.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eOur narrator and his accidental companion, K. Sohail, find themselves on an island wellness retreat impersonating the Dhaliwals, who have probably been killed in a helicopter crash. After being welcomed by Jerome the robot, the intrepid imposters eagerly partake of the all-you-stomach buffet, the motivational speechifyings of self-help guru Brad Beard, and Professor Sayer's uncomfortably erotic couples counselling.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut things quickly take an ominous turn when an excursion to a nearby deserted village reveals a guillotine and a haunted chapel. And then one of the retreaters is murdered and the real Dhaliwals show up. Accusations, counter-accusations, and counter-counter-accusations are made, until the whole retreat is caught up in a bizarre trial.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eAll You Can Kill\u003c\/i\u003e, Pasha Malla, with his inimitable absurdist style, collides horror and humour into an utterly unforgettable satire.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Smart, hilarious, original, \u003ci\u003eAll You Can Kill\u003c\/i\u003e is a feverish, one-of-a-kind, unhinged journey into the absurd shams of modern life. No one writes satire, or anything else, like Pasha Malla.\" - \u003cb\u003eIain Reid, author of \u003ci\u003eWe Spread\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Malla is a fabulously gifted writer.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"I don't really know how Malla gets away with what he does ... but it is astounding to watch him do it.\" \u003cb\u003e- \u003ci\u003eThe Rumpus\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePasha Malla is the author of a short story collection, \u003ci\u003eThe Withdrawal Method\u003c\/i\u003e, three books of poems, \u003ci\u003eAll Our Grandfathers are Ghosts\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWhy We Fight \u0026gt; Quran Neck\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eErratic Fire\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eErratic Passion\u003c\/i\u003e (with Jeff Parker), and the novels \u003ci\u003ePeople Park\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFugue States\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eKill the Mall\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in Hamilton, Ontario and teaches in the creative writing program at York University.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Coach House Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50892885688594,"sku":"9781552454862","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_907fec89-eed3-4e0b-9872-2b40416022fe.jpg?v=1738210493","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/all-you-can-kill-9781552454862","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}