{"product_id":"2940170345366","title":"O Positive: Poetry","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eO Positive\u003c\/i\u003e is the long-awaited debut collection of poetry from Joe Dunthorne, and it has all the appeal of his widely acclaimed fiction.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAdopting a sunny, genial tone, Dunthorne lures the listener to darker places, exploring death and dread, failure and regret amp;mdash; the 'lounge of our suffering'. Often, he catches us off-guard: a 'whiplash' effect where poems shift from laughter to slaughter in a moment. Impertinent owls, an immersive theatre troupe, ancient men from the Great War and idiot balloonists amp;mdash; such characters dramatise our human fancies and foibles, joining the protagonist in scenarios both humorously bizarre and all too familiar.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese performances serve to probe and unpeel the layers of the self amp;mdash; all the way down to the raw.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Faber and Faber","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47104903414000,"sku":"2940170345366","price":20.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940170345366_p0.jpg?v=1763797707","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940170345366","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}