{"product_id":"9781788166355-satantango","title":"Satantango","description":"\u003cp\u003eTranslated by George Szirtes\u003cbr\u003eFrom the winner of the Man Booker International Prize\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the darkening embers of a Communist utopia, life in a desolate Hungarian town has come to a virtual standstill. Flies buzz, spiders weave, water drips and animals root desultorily in the barnyard of a collective farm.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut when the charismatic Irimias - long-thought dead - returns, the villagers fall under his spell. Irimias sets about swindling the villagers out of a fortune that might allow them to escape the emptiness and futility of their existence. He soon attains a messianic aura as he plays on the fears of the townsfolk and a series of increasingly brutal events unfold.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tuskar Rock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44646528942216,"sku":"9781788166355","price":24.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0371\/3443\/4440\/files\/9781788166355.jpg?v=1767590157","url":"https:\/\/littlelostbookshop.com.au\/products\/9781788166355-satantango","provider":"The Little Lost Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}