{"product_id":"the-manticore-9780143039136","title":"The Manticore","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe second book in Robertson Davies's acclaimed \u003ci\u003eThe Deptford Trilogy, \u003c\/i\u003ewith a new foreword by Kelly Link\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHailed by the \u003cb\u003eWashington Post Book World\u003c\/b\u003e as \"a modern classic,\" Robertson Davies's acclaimed \u003cb\u003eDeptford Trilogy\u003c\/b\u003e is a glittering, fantastical, cunningly contrived series of novels, around which a mysterious death is woven. \u003cb\u003eThe Manticore\u003c\/b\u003e--the second book in the series after \u003cb\u003eFifth Business\u003c\/b\u003e--follows David Staunton, a man pleased with his success but haunted by his relationship with his larger-than-life father. As he seeks help through therapy, he encounters a wonderful cast of characters who help connect him to his past and the death of his father. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRobertson Davies \u003c\/b\u003e(1913-1995) had three successive careers during the time he became an internationally acclaimed author: actor, publisher, and, finally, professor at the University of Toronto. The author of twelve novels and several volumes of essays and plays, he was the first Canadian to be inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Letters.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Penguin Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50526855332114,"sku":"9780143039136","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_2bbbb9f3-72f7-4b35-a8b3-9a31adf2bc80.jpg?v=1731284608","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-manticore-9780143039136","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}