{"product_id":"9781784745561-dogs-and-monsters","title":"Dogs and Monsters","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A marvel of a collection' Kaliane Bradley, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Ministry of Time\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘A consummate storyteller’ \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e'There is nothing more terrifying than the monster that squats behind the door you dare not open.'\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eweaves ancient fables into fresh, unexpected forms and forges new unforgettable legends.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe myth of the Minotaur in his labyrinth is turned into a wrenching parable of maternal love – and of the monstrosities of patriarchy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe lover of a goddess, Tithonus, is gifted eternal life but without eternal youth.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eActaeon, changed into a stag after glimpsing the naked Diana and torn to pieces by his hunting dogs, becomes a visceral metaphor about how humans use and misuse animals.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom genetic engineering to the eternal complications of family, Haddon showcases how we are subject to the same elemental forces that obsessed the Greeks, as he reimagines stories from Laika the Soviet space dog on her fateful orbit to St Anthony wrestling with loneliness in the desert.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'In sentences as precisely cut as paper sculptures, Mark Haddon fits ancient myth to the cruelties and wonders of the present' Francis Spufford, author of \u003ci\u003eCahokia Jazz\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55563273732470,"sku":"9781784745561","price":12.94,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_32314756.jpg?v=1745816076","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781784745561-dogs-and-monsters","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}