{"product_id":"9781551524689","title":"ManBug","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe first novel by George K. Ilsley, whose first story collection, \u003ci\u003eRandom Acts of Hatred\u003c\/i\u003e, was published to acclaim in 2004. Told in dream-like fragments, \u003ci\u003eManBug\u003c\/i\u003e unfolds as a love story between Sebastian, an entomologist with Asperger’s Syndrome, and Tom, a spiritual bisexual who may or may not be recruiting Sebastian for a cult. They navigate their relationship as damaged goods, seeking meaning and value in themselves through the other; they also try to avoid the inevitable toxins around them, both real and imagined—like bugs avoiding insecticide—while asking the question, Just how much poison can any of us absorb? \u003ci\u003eManBug\u003c\/i\u003e is a beguiling, tragicomic novel about beauty, horror, desire, and what lurks just beneath the skin.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Arsenal Pulp Press, Limited","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47176072560880,"sku":"9781551524689","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781551524689_p0.jpg?v=1763752682","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781551524689","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}