{"product_id":"the-hare-paperback-1","title":"The Hare - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCésar Aira\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eNick Caistor\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eClarke, a nineteenth-century English naturalist, roams the pampas in search of that most elusive and rare animal: the Legibrerian hare, whose defining quality seems to be its ability to fly. The local Indians, pointing skyward, report recent sightings of the hare but then ask Clarke to help them search for their missing chief as well. On further investigation Clarke finds more than meets the eye: in the Mapuche and Voroga languages every word has at least two meanings.Witty, very ironic, and with all the usual Airian digressive magic, \u003cem\u003eThe Hare\u003c\/em\u003e offers subtle reflections on love, Victorian-era colonialism, and the many ambiguities of language\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.69 x 7.1 x 5.09 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 25, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42174937890951,"sku":"9780811220903","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/77762c669793c6c535fda93262d9bfc3.webp?v=1733378037","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/the-hare-paperback-1","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}