{"product_id":"a-creature-wanting-form-fictions-paperback","title":"A Creature Wanting Form: Fictions - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLuke O'Neil\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Creature Wanting Form\u003c\/em\u003e is a bleakly funny work of fiction from a journalist widely celebrated for his wry, mordant take on life.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eFiltered through the lens of a writer and characters who are horrified by the earth's looming mortality, and their own, but still compelled to carry on, O'Neil interweaves science fiction, allegory, fables, poetry, and reflections on the deeply grounded indignities of modern life. In these pages, climate catastrophe lurks on the horizon; animals voraciously devour each other; your parents only call to tell you who from home has just died; and you want to go for a swim, but there's a shark in the pool.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn short, \u003cem\u003eA Creature Wanting Form\u003c\/em\u003e is a book for anyone trying to survive with a shred of humanity in the bleak alienation of America, 2023.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLuke O'Neil\u003c\/strong\u003e has written for \u003cem\u003eEsquire, New York Magazine, The Guardian, The New York Times Magazine, The Washington Post, The Atlantic, Playboy, Slate, Vice\u003c\/em\u003e, and many other publications. He is the author of \u003cem\u003eWelcome to Hell World: Dispatches from the American Dystopia.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 284\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 7.5 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 13, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47568527032541,"sku":"9781682193839","price":23.94,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/Y2x4NmtnMGlpemoxaGsrQ2l2N1hVZz09.webp?v=1773338286","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/a-creature-wanting-form-fictions-paperback","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}