{"product_id":"games-with-greta-and-other-stories-paperback","title":"Games with Greta: And Other Stories - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSuzana Tratnik\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMichael Biggins\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe protagonists of Suzana Tratnik's short stories in \u003ci\u003eGames with Greta\u003c\/i\u003e all share a sense of isolation on society's margins. Whether non-participants in the mainstream, rebels against it, or its occasional victims, they're well practiced at recognizing the herd instinct in action. From the six-year-old girl who discovers transgressive new games to play with her glamorous cousin from England; to a decidedly unusual schoolchild inventing a novel way of getting back at playground bullies; to young women who find their love interests drifting away, seduced by conventional notions of popularity and success; to a narrator who suddenly finds herself on no ordinary train trip through the heart of Slovenia--these are characters and stories that deftly and sardonically underscore the phantom nature of \"normalcy\" itself and the risks of its tyranny for dissenters and conformists alike.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 140\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 23, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51770485997856,"sku":"9781628971415","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/266df36e24b5656f59b564a5c7e30077.webp?v=1780372714","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/games-with-greta-and-other-stories-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}