{"product_id":"9780241998007-glorious-exploits","title":"Glorious Exploits","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE \u003ci\u003eSUNDAY TIMES \u003c\/i\u003eBESTSELLER\u003cbr\u003eWINNER OF THE WATERSTONES DEBUT FICTION PRIZE 2024\u003cbr\u003eWINNER OF THE BOLLINGER EVERYMAN WODEHOUSE PRIZE FOR COMIC FICTION 2024\u003cbr\u003eWINNER OF THE AUTHORS' CLUB BEST FIRST NOVEL AWARD\u003cbr\u003eWINNER OF THE PREMIO GREGOR VON REZZORI\u003cbr\u003eSHORTLISTED FOR THE NERO AWARD FOR DEBUT FICTION 2024\u003cbr\u003eSHORTLISTED FOR THE WALTER SCOTT PRIZE\u003cbr\u003eSHORTLISTED FOR THE DYLAN THOMAS PRIZE\u003cbr\u003eSHORTLISTED FOR THE JOHN MCGAHERN PRIZE\u003cbr\u003eSHORTLISTED FOR THE BRITISH BOOK AWARDS BOOK OF THE YEAR 2025 (DEBUT FICTION)\u003cbr\u003eA BBC RADIO 4 BOOK AT BEDTIME\u003cbr\u003eA BBC2 BETWEEN THE COVERS PICK\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePICKED AS A BOOK OF THE YEAR BY THE\u003ci\u003e GUARDIAN, \u003c\/i\u003eTHE\u003ci\u003e INDEPENDENT, \u003c\/i\u003eTHE\u003ci\u003e IRISH TIMES, \u003c\/i\u003eTHE\u003ci\u003e FINANCIAL TIMES \u003c\/i\u003eAND THE \u003ci\u003eTLS\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘One of the most original and brilliant debuts in years’ \u003ci\u003eIrish Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Bold and totally unexpected . I was hooked from the first page’ Douglas Stuart, author of \u003ci\u003eShuggie Bain\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Brilliant . Hilarious, moving, and profound’ R. F. Kuang, author of \u003ci\u003eYellowface\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e***\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAncient Sicily. Enter GELON: visionary, dreamer, theatre lover. Enter LAMPO: lovesick, jobless, in need of a distraction.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eImprisoned in the quarries of Syracuse, thousands of defeated Athenians hang on by the thinnest of threads.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThey’re fading in the baking heat, but not everything is lost: they can still recite lines from Greek tragedy when tempted by Lampo and Gelon with goatskins of wine and scraps of food.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnd so an idea is born. Because, after all, you can hate the invaders but still love their poetry.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt’s audacious. It might even be dangerous. But like all the best things in life – love, friendship, art itself – it will reveal the very worst, and the very best, of what humans are capable of.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat could possibly go wrong?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e***\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘Fierce, funny, fast-paced … Brings the ancient world roaring to life’ Joanna Quinn, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Whalebone Theatre\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Love, war, poetry, reckless ambition, terrible failure, and glorious triumph … A delicious treat of a read. I loved it’ Jon McGregor, author of \u003ci\u003eLean Fall Stand\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSunday Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestseller, August 2024\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41617201758305,"sku":"9780241998007","price":9.26,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_33053244.jpg?v=1738869627","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780241998007-glorious-exploits","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}