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The Deck (Paperback)
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Random House New Zealand Ltd, Auckland, 2023
ISBN 10: 1776950003
ISBN 13: 9781776950003
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Seller: Grand Eagle Retail, Bensenville, IL, U.S.A.
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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. A novel about telling stories in a time of change.What is the point of inventing stories when reality eclipses imagination?A little way off in the future, during a time of plague and profound social collapse, a group of friends escapes to a house in the country where they entertain themselves by playing music, eating, drinking and telling stories about their lives. There are tales of thieves and pirates, deaths and a surprise birth, a freak wave and many other stories of misadventure resulting in unexpected felicity.The Deck borrows the motifs of Giovanni Boccaccio's 14th-century masterpiece, The Decameron, in which another small group gathered to avoid contagion and passed the time telling stories. But what is the role of fiction, this novel asks, as civilisation falters? Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9781776950003
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The Deck (Paperback)
Published by
Random House New Zealand Ltd, Auckland, 2023
ISBN 10: 1776950003
ISBN 13: 9781776950003
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Seller: AussieBookSeller, Truganina, VIC, Australia
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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. A novel about telling stories in a time of change.What is the point of inventing stories when reality eclipses imagination?A little way off in the future, during a time of plague and profound social collapse, a group of friends escapes to a house in the country where they entertain themselves by playing music, eating, drinking and telling stories about their lives. There are tales of thieves and pirates, deaths and a surprise birth, a freak wave and many other stories of misadventure resulting in unexpected felicity.The Deck borrows the motifs of Giovanni Boccaccio's 14th-century masterpiece, The Decameron, in which another small group gathered to avoid contagion and passed the time telling stories. But what is the role of fiction, this novel asks, as civilisation falters? Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9781776950003
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The Deck (Paperback)
Published by
Random House New Zealand Ltd, Auckland, 2023
ISBN 10: 1776950003
ISBN 13: 9781776950003
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Seller: CitiRetail, Stevenage, United Kingdom
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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. A novel about telling stories in a time of change.What is the point of inventing stories when reality eclipses imagination?A little way off in the future, during a time of plague and profound social collapse, a group of friends escapes to a house in the country where they entertain themselves by playing music, eating, drinking and telling stories about their lives. There are tales of thieves and pirates, deaths and a surprise birth, a freak wave and many other stories of misadventure resulting in unexpected felicity.The Deck borrows the motifs of Giovanni Boccaccio's 14th-century masterpiece, The Decameron, in which another small group gathered to avoid contagion and passed the time telling stories. But what is the role of fiction, this novel asks, as civilisation falters? Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9781776950003
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