{"product_id":"fever-of-animals-by-miles-allinson-9781925106824","title":"Fever of Animals","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWinner of the Victorian Premier's Unpublished Manuscript Award 2014\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'For nearly five years I have wanted to write something about the surrealist painter Emil Bafdescu—about his paintings, one of which hangs in a little restaurant in Melbourne, and about his disappearance, which is still a mystery. But this is probably not going to be the book I imagined. Nothing has quite worked out the way I planned.'\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith the inheritance he received upon his father's death, Miles has come to Europe on the trail of the Romanian surrealist, who disappeared into a forest in 1967. But in trying to unravel the mystery of Bafdescu's secret life, Miles must also reckon with his own.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFaced with a language and a landscape that remain stubbornly out of reach, and condemned to wait for someone who may never arrive, Miles is haunted by thoughts of his ex-girlfriend, Alice, and the trip they took to Venice that ended their relationship.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eUncanny, occasionally absurd, and utterly original, \u003cem\u003eFever of Animals\u003c\/em\u003e is a beautifully written meditation on art and grief.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'Exceptional ...a worldly book, full of art and ideas, and yet so intimate that it feels like a conversation with a dear, intelligent friend ...masterful in its treatment of time and memory... Allinson is destined for a cult following.' —Emily Bitto, Stella Prize-winning author of \u003cem\u003eThe Strays\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'Heartfelt, darkly comic, and nothing short of extraordinary. Allinson's novel is a rarity—fearless, finely judged, and alive with mystery.' —Andrew Croome, Vogel Prize-winning author of \u003cem\u003eMidnight Empire\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eDocument Z\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46998085107948,"sku":"9781925106824","price":38.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/11393573482873.jpg?v=1763208090","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/products\/fever-of-animals-by-miles-allinson-9781925106824","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}