{"product_id":"hairs-paperback","title":"hairs - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eIra Rat\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Six insidious stories, as small and upsetting as an eyelash comprise Ira Rat's \u003cem\u003eHairs\u003c\/em\u003e. Each uncomfortable experience leaves the reader squirming for more. To quote from the opening story at the base of a crucifixion, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"(A)nxiety is still the highest form of art.\" - \u003cstrong\u003eJoe Koch\u003c\/strong\u003e (author, \u003cem\u003eThe Wingspan of Severed Hands\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eThe Couvade\u003c\/em\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"An intricate and unforgettable atrocity exhibition, rendered in elusive prose and propelled into being by a furious young artist we should all be recognising as modern Kafka.\" - \u003cstrong\u003eChris Kelso\u003c\/strong\u003e (author, \u003cem\u003eThe Dregs Trilogy\u003c\/em\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\" Ira Rat peels layers of spectacle away from the perception we would like to have to reveal the insidiously grotesque reality beneath. Everything he writes feels like he has something to show us or to make us understand, if only for the small comfort of sharing tragedies.\" - \u003cstrong\u003eCharlene Elsby\u003c\/strong\u003e (author, \u003cem\u003eThe Devil Thinks I'm Pretty \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eViolent Faculties\u003c\/em\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart Raymond Carver, part Kafka's fragmentary writings. \u003cem\u003eHairs\u003c\/em\u003e is a collection attempting to exorcize every needless word from Ira Rat's already minimalistic horrors. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 54\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.13 x 6 x 4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 01, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42702428864575,"sku":"9798869336071","price":21.04,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/daaf363b0d6206c9e2ab0a76b9a42a4a_5f9ffcdd-ec6b-4f3c-865f-5d347b3a24c4.webp?v=1765024531","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/hairs-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}