{"product_id":"approximate-life-the-prince-and-other-stories-paperback","title":"Approximate Life: The Prince and Other Stories - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTim Richards\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eApproximate Life: The Prince and Other Stories\u003c\/em\u003e brings together three acclaimed collections for the first time. \u003cem\u003eLetters to Francesca \u003c\/em\u003e(1996), \u003cem\u003eThe Prince\u003c\/em\u003e (1997) and \u003cem\u003eDuckness\u003c\/em\u003e (1998) range across forms, from short story to novella and screenplay, and from surrealism to hyperreality-connected by common characters as well as themes of identity, authenticity and artifice. They are playful and poignant, satirical and serious, with echoes of Borges and Calvino grounded in a distinctly Australian perspective. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Witty, playful, cheeky, dazzled by the possibilities of allusion and illusion...'\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-Giles Gordon, \u003cem\u003eThe Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 396\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.88 x 8.25 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 31, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46932357873803,"sku":"9781925883435","price":32.9,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0670\/2579\/7259\/files\/mOMji5VQpa9781925883435.webp?v=1778845820","url":"https:\/\/thetaletrade.com\/products\/approximate-life-the-prince-and-other-stories-paperback","provider":"The Tale Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}