{"product_id":"an-amorous-discourse-in-the-suburbs-of-hell-9781913505257","title":"An Amorous Discourse in the Suburbs of Hell","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA love song between an angel and an accountant in the suburbs of London from Man Booker shortlisted Levy\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eShe \u003c\/i\u003eis a shimmering, melancholy angel, flown from Paradise to save him from the suburbs of hell. \u003ci\u003eHe\u003c\/i\u003e an accountant, dreaming of a white Christmas, a little garden and someone to love. \u003ci\u003eShe \u003c\/i\u003eattempts to fly him away from his habits and fears, while he holds on tight to all he knows. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMan Booker Prize shortlisted Deborah Levy whips up a storm of romance and slapstick, of heavenly and earthly delights, in this dystopian philosophical poem about individual freedom and the search for the good life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eDeborah Levy is a British playwright, novelist and poet. She is the author of six novels, \u003ci\u003eBeautiful Mutants\u003c\/i\u003e (1986); \u003ci\u003eSwallowing Geography\u003c\/i\u003e (1993); \u003ci\u003eThe Unloved \u003c\/i\u003e(1994); \u003ci\u003eBilly \u0026amp; Girl \u003c\/i\u003e(1996); and \u003ci\u003eSwimming Home\u003c\/i\u003e (2011), which was shortlisted for the 2012 Man Booker Prize as well as the Jewish Quarterly Wingate Prize. Deborah is also the author of a collection of short stories, \u003ci\u003eBlack Vodka \u003c\/i\u003e(2013), which was shortlisted for the BBC International Short Story Award and the Frank O'Connor International Short Story Award. She has written for the Royal Shakespeare Company and the BBC. Her novel, \u003ci\u003eHot Milk\u003c\/i\u003e, was shortlisted for the 2016 Man Booker Prize.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"And Other Stories","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50554392903954,"sku":"9781913505257","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_29457e57-a4cd-4ae2-9dbe-8e9ecba6f1c7.jpg?v=1731714798","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/an-amorous-discourse-in-the-suburbs-of-hell-9781913505257","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}