{"product_id":"lend-me-your-character-9781948830645","title":"Lend Me Your Character","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom the author of \u003ci\u003eBaba Yaga Laid an Egg \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThank You for Not Reading\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eFrom the story of Steffie Cvek to \"The Kharms Case,\" the pieces in Dubravka Ugresic's collection \u003ci\u003eLend Me Your Character\u003c\/i\u003e are always smart and endlessly entertaining. The former story paints a picture of a harassed and vulnerable typist whose life is shaped entirely by cliches. She searches endlessly for an elusive romantic love in a narrative punctuated by threadbare advice from women's magazines and constructed like a sewing pattern. The latter story is one of Ugresic's funniest and is about the strained relationship between a persistent translator and an unresponsive publisher. The stories collected in \u003ci\u003eLend Me Your Character, \u003c\/i\u003e the novella \"Steffie Cvek in the Jaws of Life,\" and a collection of short stories entitled \"Life Is a Fairy Tale\" solidify Ugresic's reputation as one of Eastern Europe's most playful and inventive writers.\" \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Open Letter","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50387993657618,"sku":"9781948830645","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_b7e2eff4-3599-4b5b-827f-4167bc4c8c02.jpg?v=1728885544","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/lend-me-your-character-9781948830645","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}