{"product_id":"9781617750540","title":"The Lunatic","description":"\u003cb\u003eThis novel reveals that lunacy is by no means restricted to the village madman. . . . “By far the funniest book I’ve read in a decade” (\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post Book World\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e In Jamaica, Aloysius is tolerated by his neighbors, but forced to eke out a living by doing odd jobs and use the hospitable woodlands for shelter. Starved of human companionship, he has running conversations with trees and plants.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Then love, or a peculiar version of it, comes to Aloysius in the form of a solidly built German lady, Inga Schmidt, who has come to the Caribbean to photograph the flora and fauna. They will embark on a romance and a series of misadventures that may turn the island, and their lives, upside down . . .\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “Every country (if she’s lucky) gets the Mark Twain she deserves, and Winkler is ours, bristling with savage Jamaican wit.” —Marlon James","brand":"Akashic Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47169808236784,"sku":"9781617750540","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781617750540_p0.jpg?v=1769904655","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781617750540","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}