{"product_id":"kornwolf-paperback","title":"Kornwolf - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTristan Egolf\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTristan Egolf's new novel is a book about the return of an old curse -- the Kornwolf, a ferocious werewolf whose nocturnal rampaging becomes increasingly impossible to ignore. \u003ci\u003eKornwolf\u003c\/i\u003e takes the reader for a good old-fashioned romp in the stubble -- a journey through the slums and honky tundra of rural Pennsylvania, where nothing quite passes for good or bad, sublime or dismal, discrete or brash. And then the monotony breaks. Something -- a freak of creation -- is running amok in the fields. To solve the mystery, three generations of prodigal sons -- a writer and hometown boy who swore he'd never come back to Penn's Woods; a middle-aged former pugilist who runs a decrepit boxing gym; and a misfit, mute, beaten-down Amish boy -- are brought together by the light of a blue moon, in a town called Blue Ball. On one level this is a masterfully orchestrated, hilarious, and compelling take on the classic horror yarn, on another, \u003ci\u003eKornwolf\u003c\/i\u003e is a social satire of suburban sprawl, closed minds, and all manners and varieties of self-satisfaction -- Amish, civilian, or... \u003ci\u003eother\u003c\/i\u003e -- in the best tradition of Tom Robbins and George Saunders.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 400\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.04 x 8.3 x 5.52 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 29, 2005\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42131345571975,"sku":"9780802170163","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/313abf240b21c58d0d5d3ca3225d5dc3.webp?v=1732618231","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/kornwolf-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}