{"product_id":"9781908717733","title":"Crushed Mexican Spiders: \u0026 Possibly Forty Ships","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe appearance of any new work by Tibor Fischer is a cause for celebration. Here, are two dazzling new stories that show why he is so admired. The first, \u003ci\u003eCrushed Mexican Spiders\u003c\/i\u003e, is classic Fischer. Don't be fooled by the title: the poet laureate of London grime is on home ground as a women returns home to discover the key to her Brixton flat no longer works...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHaunting images and crisp one-liners are about all that link it with the second tale, \u003ci\u003ePossibly Forty Ships\u003c\/i\u003e, the true story of the Trojan War. In a scene straight out of a Tarantino movie, an old man is being tortured, pressed to reveal how the greatest legend of all really happened. (Let's just say it bears scant resemblance to Homer: 'If you see war as a few ships sinking in the middle of the waves, a few dozen warriors in armour, frankly not as gleaming as it could be, being welcomed whole-heartedly by the water, far, far away from Troy, if you see that as war, then it was a war...')\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe stories are published in a beautiful small hardback edition, each one illustrated by the work of the acclaimed Czech photographer Hana Vojáková. The book has two front covers: read one way you're in south London at night; turn it over and you’re being burned by the harsh glare of Mediterranean sunlight.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Random House Adult Trade Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47153995219184,"sku":"9781908717733","price":9.86,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781908717733_p0.jpg?v=1763621786","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781908717733","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}