{"product_id":"books-getting-it-in-the-head-by-mike-mccormack","title":"Getting it in the Head","description":"\u003cb\u003eOriginally published in 1996, the first book from the author of Booker-listed \u003ci\u003eSolar Bones\u003c\/i\u003e is a dark, uncanny collection of stunning breadth and audacity.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this gothic, virtuoso debut collection (a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003eNotable Book), Mike McCormack dispenses nightmares both stylish and macabre. A Is for Ax offers alphabetized look at the killing of a parent, while the title story tracks a chilling sibling rivalry. Other works here offer multiple-quiz on the road to Calvary, a door-to-door saleswoman trafficking in strange and menacing feats, and a self-mutilating artist pushing himself to the limit. These sly and dangerous stories show us a young writer who was already a master of wicked formal play, and whose sly takes on life and death remain profoundly unsettling.","brand":"World of Books ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53509414682897,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/9780805053715.jpg?v=1778161306","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/products\/books-getting-it-in-the-head-by-mike-mccormack","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}