{"product_id":"the-hidden-keys-9781552453254","title":"The Hidden Keys","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGiller Prize winner André Alexis's contemporary take on the quest narrative is an instant classic.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAlthough the Green Dolphin is a bar of ill repute, it is there that Tancred Palmieri, a thief with elegant and erudite tastes, meets Willow Azarian, an aging heroin addict. She reveals to Tancred that her very wealthy father has recently passed away, leaving each of his five children a mysterious object that provides one clue to the whereabouts of a large inheritance. Willow enlists Tancred to steal these objects from her siblings and solve the puzzle.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA Japanese screen, a painting that plays music, an aquavit bottle, a framed poem, and a model of Frank Lloyd Wright's Fallingwater: Tancred is lured in to this beguiling quest, and even though Willow dies before he can begin, he presses on.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs he tracks down the treasure, however, he must enlist the help of Alexander von Wurfel, esteemed copyist, and fend off Willow's heroin dealers, a young albino named \"Nigger\" Colby and his sidekick, Sigismund \"Freud\" Luxemburg, a club-footed psychopath, both of whom are eager to get their paws on this supposed pot of gold. And he must mislead Detective Daniel Mandelshtam, his most adored friend.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBased on a reading of Robert Louis Stevenson's \u003ci\u003eTreasure Island\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Hidden Keys \u003c\/i\u003equestions what it means to be honorable and what it means to be faithful.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAndré Alexis\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Trinidad and grew up in Canada. He is the author of the \u003ci\u003eQuincunx\u003c\/i\u003e, comprised of five novels: \u003ci\u003eFifteen Dogs\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of the Giller Prize, CBC Canada Reads, and the Writers' Trust Fiction Prize; \u003ci\u003eDays by Moonlight\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of the Writers' Trust Fiction Prize; \u003ci\u003ePastoral; The Hidden Keys\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eRing\u003c\/i\u003e. His debut novel, \u003ci\u003eChildhood\u003c\/i\u003e, won the Books in Canada First Novel and the Trillium Book Award, and was shortlisted for the Giller Prize and the Writers' Trust Fiction Prize. His other books include \u003ci\u003eAsylum, The Night Piece, Despair and Other Stories of Ottawa, \u003c\/i\u003eand most recently \u003ci\u003eOther Worlds, \u003c\/i\u003elonglisted for the Toronto Book Award. He is the recipient of a Windham Campbell Prize. He lives in Toronto.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Coach House Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51966972068114,"sku":"9781552453254","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_98802a1e-5e13-405d-9566-d866ee0a89b4.jpg?v=1768917202","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-hidden-keys-9781552453254","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}