{"product_id":"9781908276469","title":"An Amorous Discourse in the Suburbs of Hell","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eShe\u003c\/i\u003e is a shimmering, tattooed, and acerbic angel, flown from Paradise to save him from the suburbs of hell. \u003ci\u003eHe\u003c\/i\u003e , an accountant worn down by the day-to-day struggles of the nine to five, is dreaming of a white Christmas, a little garden and someone to love. \u003ci\u003eShe\u003c\/i\u003e attempts, with scornful wit, to shock him out of his commuter's habits and into an experience of ecstasy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMan Booker Prize shortlisted Deborah Levy whips up a storm of romance and slapstick, of heavenly and earthly delights, in this passionate work of dramatic poetry.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003eever since i arrived\u003cbr\u003e• n your blue planet\u003cbr\u003emost of it ocean\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003ei hear the breath of an octopus\u003cbr\u003ebigger than a car\u003cbr\u003eeggs in her arms\u003cbr\u003ecalling for you\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eDeborah Levy\u003c\/b\u003e writes fiction, plays, and poetry. Her work has been staged by the Royal Shakespeare Company. Her most recent novel, \u003ci\u003eSwimming Home\u003c\/i\u003e (2011 And Other Stories UK publication and 2012 Bloomsbury US publication), was shortlisted for the 2012 Man Booker Prize, 2012 Specsavers National Book Awards (UK Author of the Year), and 2013 Jewish Quarterly Wingate Prize, while her most recent collection of short stories, \u003ci\u003eBlack Vodka: ten stories\u003c\/i\u003e , was shortlisted for the Frank O'Connor International Short Story Award and its title story \"Black Vodka\" shortlisted for the 2012 BBC International Short Story Award. \u003ci\u003eAn Amorous Discourse in the Suburbs of Hell\u003c\/i\u003e was first published in 1990 in the United Kingdom and appears now in a new edition, its first US edition.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"And Other Stories Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47033196478704,"sku":"9781908276469","price":12.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781908276469_p0.jpg?v=1763621200","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781908276469","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}