{"product_id":"a-leopard-skin-hat-1","title":"A Leopard-Skin Hat","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe International Booker Prize-shortlisted masterpiece on grief and loss, from one of France's most original writers at work today.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA Leopard-Skin Hat may be Anne Serre’s most moving novel yet. A masterpiece of simplicity, emotion and elegance, it is the story of an intense friendship between the Narrator and his close childhood friend, Fanny, who suffers from profound psychological disorders. A series of short scenes paints the portrait of a strong-willed and tormented young woman battling many demons, and of the Narrator’s loving and anguished attachment to her.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSerre poignantly depicts the bewildering back and forth between hope and despair involved in such a relationship, while playfully calling into question the very form of the novel. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWritten in the aftermath of the death of the author’s little sister, A Leopard-Skin Hat is both the celebration of a tragically foreshortened life and a valedictory farewell. Translated from French by Mark Hutchinson.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Anne Serre","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57788062564739,"sku":"9780241791493","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0573\/8600\/8738\/files\/aleopardskinhat.png?v=1776165563","url":"https:\/\/rarebirdsbooks.com\/products\/a-leopard-skin-hat-1","provider":"Rare Birds Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}