{"product_id":"101-detectives-paperback","title":"101 Detectives - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eIvan Vladislavic\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhat kind of Detective am I? Eardrum or tympanum? Gullet or aesophagus? Pussy or pudenda? A Detective needs a language almost as much as a language needs a Detective.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this new collection of stories, award-winning author Ivan Vladislavic invites readers to do some detective work of their own. Each story can be read as just that - a story - or you can dig a little deeper. Take a closer look, examine the artefact from all angles, and consider the clues and patterns concealed within.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhether skewering extreme marketing techniques or constructing dystopian parallel universes; whether mourning a mother's loss or tracing a translator's on-stage breakdown, Vladislavic's pitch-perfect inquisitions will make you question your own language - how it defines you, and how it undoes you. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eIvan Vladislavic is the author of several collections of stories and acclaimed novels including \u003ci\u003eDouble Negative\u003c\/i\u003e (And Other Stories, 2013), The Restless Supermarket (And Other Stories, 2014), \u003ci\u003e101 Detectives\u003c\/i\u003e (And Other Stories, 2015) and \u003ci\u003eThe Folly\u003c\/i\u003e (And Other Stories, 2015). Vladislavic has written extensively about Johannesburg, where he lives. \u003ci\u003ePortrait with Keys\u003c\/i\u003e (Portobello Books, 2006) is a sequence of documentary texts about the city. His work has won many awards, including the South African Sunday Times Fiction Prize, the Alan Paton Award for non-fiction and Yale University's Windham-Campbell Prize. He is a Distinguished Professor in Creative Writing at the University of the Witwatersrand. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 216\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 7.8 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 16, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51770025509152,"sku":"9781908276568","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/b3098502168d9f65e9818603a856ebb4.webp?v=1780362733","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/101-detectives-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}