{"product_id":"9780241791493","title":"A Leopard-Skin Hat","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe International Booker Prize-shortlisted masterpiece on grief and loss, from one of France's most original writers at work today\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA Leopard-Skin Hat \u003c\/i\u003emay 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA 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. Serre 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. Written in the aftermath of the death of the author's little sister, \u003ci\u003eA Leopard-Skin Hat\u003c\/i\u003e is both the celebration of a tragically foreshortened life and a valedictory farewell.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTranslated from French by Mark Hutchinson.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Classics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57010038079861,"sku":"9780241791493","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0289\/5334\/6096\/files\/9780241791493.jpg?v=1774886223","url":"https:\/\/goldenharebooks.com\/products\/9780241791493","provider":"Golden Hare Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}