{"product_id":"a-terrifying-brush-with-optimism-9781956046311","title":"A Terrifying Brush with Optimism","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA collection of new and selected works from Lambda Literary Award and Asian-American Literary Award winner Brian Leung.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn a cultural moment where folks are stripped of the their dignity or shed it willingly, the figures in this book wonder at the utility of maintaining their own. There''s a touch of Hamlet''s question in there along with some I Ching. Can monkeys pray? Are we better off living in the real world or a speculative one?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThrough an essay, a novella, and short and flash fiction pieces, \u003ci\u003eA Terrifying Brush with Optimism\u003c\/i\u003e is at once leaping, thoughtful, diverse, comic, and brooding.","brand":"Sarabande Books, Incorporated","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51021018628439,"sku":"9781956046311","price":13.29,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781956046311.jpg?v=1750784977","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/a-terrifying-brush-with-optimism-9781956046311","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}