{"product_id":"glorious-exploits","title":"Glorious Exploits","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Lennon, Ferdia\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBrand:\u003c\/b\u003e Fig Tree\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding:\u003c\/b\u003e paperback\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNumber Of Pages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRelease Date:\u003c\/b\u003e 18-01-2024\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart Number:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780241667224\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDetails:\u003c\/b\u003e THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER\u003cbr\u003e\nWINNER OF THE WATERSTONES DEBUT FICTION PRIZE 2024\u003cbr\u003e\nWINNER OF THE BOLLINGER EVERYMAN WODEHOUSE PRIZE FOR COMIC FICTION 2024\u003cbr\u003e\nSHORTLISTED FOR THE NERO AWARD FOR DEBUT FICTION 2024\u003cbr\u003e\nLONGLISTED FOR THE AUTHORS' CLUB BEST FIRST NOVEL AWARD 2025\u003cbr\u003e\nA BBC RADIO 4 BOOK AT BEDTIME\u003cbr\u003e\nA BBC2 BETWEEN THE COVERS PICK\u003cbr\u003e\nPICKED AS A BOOK OF THE YEAR BY THE GUARDIAN, THE INDEPENDENT, THE IRISH TIMES, THE FINANCIAL TIMES AND THE TLS\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n‘One of the most original and brilliant debuts in years’ Irish Times\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n‘Bold and totally unexpected ... I was hooked from the first page’ Douglas Stuart, author of Shuggie Bain\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n‘Brilliant ... Hilarious, moving, and profound’ R. F. Kuang, author of Yellowface\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n***\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nAncient Sicily. Enter GELON: visionary, dreamer, theatre lover. Enter LAMPO: feckless, jobless, in need of a distraction.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nImprisoned in the quarries of Syracuse, thousands of defeated Athenians hang on by the thinnest of threads.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThey’re fading in the baking heat, but not everything is lost: they can still recite lines from Greek tragedy when tempted by Lampo and Gelon with goatskins of wine and scraps of food.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nAnd so an idea is born. Because, after all, you can hate the invaders but still love their poetry.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nIt’s audacious. It might even be dangerous. But like all the best things in life – love, friendship, art itself – it will reveal the very worst, and the very best, of what humans are capable of.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nWhat could possibly go wrong?\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n***\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n‘Fierce, funny, fast-paced … Brings the ancient world roaring to life’ Joanna Quinn, author of The Whalebone Theatre\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n‘Love, war, poetry, reckless ambition, terrible failure, and glorious triumph … A delicious treat of a read. I loved it’ Jon McGregor, author of Lean Fall Stand\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nSunday Times bestseller, August 2024\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEAN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780241667224\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePackage Dimensions:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.2 x 5.9 x 1.1 inches\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguages:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Fig Tree","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50131343114544,"sku":"Trans_9780241667224","price":1019.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0690\/9968\/4144\/files\/81dYK0bCcWL.jpg?v=1757595946","url":"https:\/\/www.retailmaharaj.com\/products\/glorious-exploits","provider":"Retail Maharaj","version":"1.0","type":"link"}