{"product_id":"the-manticore-paperback","title":"The Manticore - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRobertson Davies\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eKelly Link\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by), \u003cb\u003eMichael Dirda\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe second book in Robertson Davies's acclaimed \u003ci\u003eThe Deptford Trilogy, \u003c\/i\u003ewith a new foreword by Kelly Link\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHailed by the \u003cb\u003eWashington Post Book World\u003c\/b\u003e as \"a modern classic,\" Robertson Davies's acclaimed \u003cb\u003eDeptford Trilogy\u003c\/b\u003e is a glittering, fantastical, cunningly contrived series of novels, around which a mysterious death is woven. \u003cb\u003eThe Manticore\u003c\/b\u003e--the second book in the series after \u003cb\u003eFifth Business\u003c\/b\u003e--follows David Staunton, a man pleased with his success but haunted by his relationship with his larger-than-life father. As he seeks help through therapy, he encounters a wonderful cast of characters who help connect him to his past and the death of his father. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRobertson Davies \u003c\/b\u003e(1913-1995) had three successive careers during the time he became an internationally acclaimed author: actor, publisher, and, finally, professor at the University of Toronto. The author of twelve novels and several volumes of essays and plays, he was the first Canadian to be inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Letters.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.65 x 7.76 x 5.01 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 28, 2006\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Manticore\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Upper Grades, 9-12\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 7.1\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 17\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51762759336224,"sku":"9780143039136","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/bb79219a2f726bca751e796b20c54f32.webp?v=1780225400","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-manticore-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}