{"product_id":"a-flutter-of-wings-paperback","title":"A Flutter of Wings - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMervyn Wall\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eVal Mulkerns\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by), \u003cb\u003eClare Brennan\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Strange,\" he said to himself. \"I had an idea that Pat's Tommy was dead.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFirst collected in 1974, the stories in \u003cem\u003eA Flutter of Wings\u003c\/em\u003e span Mervyn Wall's entire writing career, dating back as far as the 1940s. Told in an easy style, tales such as \"They Also Serve . . . \" and \"Adventure\" offer the same satirical sensibilities found in Wall's classic novel \u003cem\u003eThe Unfortunate Fursey\u003c\/em\u003e; while darker tales such as \"Cloonaturk\" and \"The Demon Angler\" are not without a hint of the grimly sardonic. In addition to an introduction by Val Mulkerns and illustrations by Clare Brennan, this new edition boasts the uncollected Jamesian fragment \"Extract from an Abandoned Novel\", and Wall's early play, \u003cem\u003eAlarm Among the Clerks\u003c\/em\u003e, a savagely hilarious and ultimately brutal depiction of office life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.55 x 7.81 x 5.06 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 05, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42739506249791,"sku":"9781783807642","price":32.81,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/11b773c49b10a5bd279886be672057fa.webp?v=1765156892","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/a-flutter-of-wings-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}