{"product_id":"9780571366644","title":"Parasol Against the Axe","description":"\u003cp\u003eby Oyeyemi, Helen | Modern \u0026amp; contemporary fiction (post c 1945) \u003cbr\u003ePublished 13\/02\/2025 by FABER \u0026amp; FABER                   in the United Kingdom \u003cbr\u003ePaperback | 272 pages\u003cbr\u003e198 x 130 x 23mm | 226g\u003c\/p\u003e\u003chr\u003e\u003cp\u003e**AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER NOW**'A writer of sentences so elegant that they gleam.' ALI SMITH'A writer we should be delirious to have as a contemporary.'INDEPENDENTThe new novel from the Goldsmiths Prize-shortlisted author Helen Oyeyemi.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOyeyemi treats you to a kaleidoscopic weekend in Prague, as dazzling as it is effortlessly unique. Get lost in the story like you would an unfamiliar city and let it reward you with moments of philosophical clarity, wheelbarrow rides, raw emotion and raw onions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis novel is a holiday, an adventure, a marvel and a guide. It is a story about the lies behind the lies we tell and a city as a living thing, sustained by the lives of its inhabitants. Suffused with warmth and joy, Parasol Against the Axe is a love letter to Prague, and to the art of storytelling.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"THE CLEEVE BOOKSHOP LTD","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54956179784055,"sku":"9780571366644","price":8.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0758\/0729\/3737\/files\/parasol-against-the-axe-the-cleeve-bookshop-71101.jpg?v=1752090333","url":"https:\/\/thecleevebookshop.co.uk\/products\/9780571366644","provider":"The Cleeve Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}