{"product_id":"youre-an-animal-viskovitz-9780375704833","title":"You're an Animal, Viskovitz!","description":"In this wickedly hilarious collection of fables, Alessandro Boffa introduces us to Viskovitz and his never-ending search for his true love, Ljuba. As he changes from a lovelorn lion to a jealous finch, from a confused dung beetle to an enlightened police dog, Viskovitz embraces his metamorphoses with wry humor and an oftentimes painful sense of self. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs an ant, Viskovitz fights his way to the top where his egotism calls on the colony to create a monument to his greatness out of a piece of bread. As a sponge, he is horrified by the inbreeding in his family--\"I'm my own mother-in-law   \"--and yearns for a change in current so he can mate with Ljuba, who lies downstream. As a mantis, he asks his mother what his father was like, only to hear, \"Crunchy. A bit salty. High in fiber.\" Unfortunately, when he meets Ljuba shortly thereafter, he follows his father's fate. And as a scorpion, his uncontrollably deadly efficiency meets its match in Ljuba and finds \"no way to escape this intolerable, sinister happiness.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlessandro Boffa was born in Moscow. He completed his studies in biology in Rome, and now divides his time between Italy and Thailand. This is his first book.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Knopf Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51298370978066,"sku":"9780375704833","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_1daed79a-a9eb-4abc-b262-7d76c2bbc228.jpg?v=1747817947","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/youre-an-animal-viskovitz-9780375704833","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}