{"product_id":"fever-of-animals","title":"Fever of Animals","description":"\u003cb\u003eWinner of the Victorian Premier's Unpublished Manuscript Award 2014.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e'For nearly five years I have wanted to write something about the surrealist painter Emil Bafdescu- about his paintings, one of which hangs in a little restaurant in Melbourne, and about his disappearance, which is still a mystery. But this is probably not going to be the book I imagined. Nothing has quite worked out the way I planned.'\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e With the inheritance he received upon his father's death, Miles has come to Europe on the trail of the Romanian surrealist, who disappeared into a forest in 1967. But in trying to unravel the mystery of Bafdescu's secret life, Miles must also reckon with his own.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Faced with a language and a landscape that remain stubbornly out of reach, and condemned to wait for someone who may never arrive, Miles is haunted by thoughts of his ex-girlfriend, Alice, and the trip they took to Venice that ended their relationship.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Uncanny, occasionally absurd, and utterly original, \u003ci\u003eFever of Animals\u003c\/i\u003e is a beautifully written meditation on art and grief.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 'Exceptional . . . a worldly book, full of art and ideas, and yet so intimate that it feels like a conversation with a dear, intelligent friend . . . masterful in its treatment of time and memory . . . Allinson is destined for a cult following.'\u003cbr\u003e - Emily Bitto, Stella Prize-winning author of \u003ci\u003eThe Strays\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 'Heartfelt, darkly comic, and nothing short of extraordinary. Allinson's novel is a rarity - fearless, finely judged, and alive with mystery,'\u003cbr\u003e - Andrew Croome, Vogel Prize-winning author of \u003ci\u003eMidnight Empire\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eDocument Z\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Scribe Publications","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48718864285945,"sku":"9781925106824","price":32.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0781\/4535\/6025\/files\/11393573482873.jpg?v=1785130775","url":"https:\/\/www.atticusbooksandart.com.au\/products\/fever-of-animals","provider":"Atticus Bookshop Gallery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}