{"product_id":"9781953534415","title":"What We Fed to the Manticore","description":"\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor\/Contributor(s):\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eKolluri, Talia Lakshmi\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eTin House\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9\/6\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003ePaperback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eNEW\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003cb\u003eLonglisted for the PEN\/Robert W. Bingham Prize for Debut Short Story Collection, Aspen Words Literary Prize, and the Andrew Carnegie Medal for Fiction. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFinalist for the 2023 Carol Shields Prize for Fiction.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA \u003ci\u003eMs. Magazine, Bustle, Publishers Weekly, Chicago Review of Books, \u003c\/i\u003eDebutiful, and \u003ci\u003eALTAJournal\u003c\/i\u003e Best Book of September\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn Orion Best Book of Fall\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn nine stories that span the globe, \u003ci\u003eWhat We Fed to the Manticore\u003c\/i\u003e takes readers inside the minds of a full cast of animal narrators to understand the triumphs, heartbreaks, and complexities of the creatures that share our world.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThrough nine emotionally vivid stories, all narrated from animal perspectives, Talia Lakshmi Kolluri’s debut collection explores themes of environmentalism, conservation, identity, belonging, loss, and family with resounding heart and deep tenderness. In Kolluri’s pages, a faithful hound mourns the loss of the endangered rhino he swore to protect. Vultures seek meaning as they attend to the antelope that perished in Central Asia. A beloved donkey’s loyalty to a zookeeper in Gaza is put to the ultimate test. And a wounded pigeon in Delhi finds an unlikely friend.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn striking, immersive detail against the backdrop of an ever-changing international landscape, \u003ci\u003eWhat We Fed to the Manticore\u003c\/i\u003e speaks to the fears and joys of the creatures we share our world with, and ultimately places the reader under the rich canopy of the tree of life.","brand":"Tin House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42970788921599,"sku":"9781953534415","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0452\/0886\/2873\/files\/9781953534415_s600x595.jpg?v=1775600855","url":"https:\/\/massivebookshop.com\/products\/9781953534415","provider":"MASSIVE BOOKSHOP","version":"1.0","type":"link"}