{"product_id":"o-fallen-angel-paperback","title":"O Fallen Angel - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKate Zambreno\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eLidia Yuknavitch\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe haunting debut novel that put Kate Zambreno on the map, \u003cem\u003eO Fallen Angel\u003c\/em\u003e, is a provocative, voice-driven story of a family in crisis--and, more broadly, the crisis of the American family--now repackaged and with a new introduction by Lidia Yuknavitch.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eInspired by Francis Bacon's \u003cem\u003eThree Studies for Figures at the Base of a Crucifixion\u003c\/em\u003e, Kate Zambreno's brilliant novel is a triptych of modern-day America set in a banal Midwestern landscape, told from three distinct, unforgettable points of view.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere is \"Mommy,\" a portrait of housewife psychosis, fenced in by her own small mind. There is \"Maggie,\" Mommy's unfortunate daughter whom she infects with fairytales. Then there is the mysterious martyr-figure Malachi, a Cassandra in army fatigues, the Septimus Smith to Mommy's Mrs. Dalloway, who stands at the foot of the highway holding signs of fervent prophecy, gaping at the bottomless abyss of the human condition, while SUVs scream past.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDeeply poignant, sometimes hilarious, and other times horrifying, \u003cem\u003eO Fallen Angel \u003c\/em\u003eis satire at its best. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 7.1 x 4.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 17, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42726947029055,"sku":"9780062572684","price":21.59,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/b3f0fc2f4288d2ced45e8857a642a63c.webp?v=1765112944","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/o-fallen-angel-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}