{"product_id":"mygale-9780872864092","title":"Mygale","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis unsettling novel inspired Pedro Almodovar's acclaimed film \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Skin I Live In.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e* * *\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMygale\u003c\/em\u003e  MIG-uh-lee] n.: a genus of large tropical spiders . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA highly successful plastic surgeon pursues and captures the man who raped his daughter. He is determined to exact an atrocious vengeance, and an ambiguous, even sadomasochistic relationship develops between self-appointed executioner and victim.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSwift and spare, suspenseful and thought-provoking, \u003cem\u003eMygale\u003c\/em\u003e puts the gothic spirit back in the noir canon while introducing unique twists on notions of desire, identity, loss and restitution.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThierry Jonquet (1954 - 2009) is an exponent of the hardboiled style of French noir that is inflected by post-May 1968 politics and social critique. His crime novels and children's books have garnered many literary prizes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-1596637\"\u003eThierry Jonquet\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e City Lights Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/01\/2003\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 120\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.28lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.42h x 4.96w x 0.31d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780872864092\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 087286409X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC022010\"\u003eMystery \u0026amp; Detective | Hard-Boiled\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC019000\"\u003eLiterary\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"City Lights Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42647722524909,"sku":"9780872864092","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_25fe4f27-9d5b-47e9-9f17-e117974f7a92.jpg?v=1649177915","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/mygale-9780872864092","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}