{"product_id":"the-mannequin-murder-a-novel","title":"The Mannequin Murder: A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003eMeet KarstenA Little Holden Caulfield, A Little Patrick BatemanIn This Delirious, Darkly Comic Stream Of Consciousness From One Of NorwayS Great Literary Talents, Thrillingly Translated By Kari Dickson.For Your Average FourteenYearOld, It Would Be A Normal, MiddleClass Life: FatherS A Doctor, MotherS An English Teacher, A Baby Sister Toddles Aimlessly Around The House In Sagging Diapers.But Karsten Is Not Like Other FourteenYearOlds.He Processes Every Object, Every Event, In Exquisite, RealityBending DetailA Breathless, NeverEnding Narration That Moves Faster Than The Speed Of Thought. The Intricacies Of The Optic Nerve, The Proper Gutting Of A Fish, The Queasy Consistency Of His MotherS Burst Blackheads, Spied Upon Surreptitiously Through A Crack In The Bathroom DoorNothing Escapes His Field Of View.It DoesnT Always Make Him Popular; Lately, A Gang Of Neighbourhood Boys Has Been Sending Him Threatening Letters Signed The Enemy. But Karsten Has Other Things On His Mind: No Sooner Did His Father Give Him A Video Camera Than He Discovered The Bloody Corpse Of A Mannequin In The Compost. An Investigation Had To Commence, Complete With Witness Interrogations And A Dramatic Recreation Of The Terrible Crime ItselfWith His Mother Cast In The Role Of The Murder Victim.Suddenly, One Morning, KarstenS Father Asks Him To Say Goodbye To His Childhood Home. An Overnight Bag Is Packed, And He Is Told They Are Leaving For A TripAnd Everything Is Set Into Motion.Through Sheer Ecstatic Storytelling, Ingvild Schade Has Created An Instantly Unforgettable Literary Character. YouVe Never Met A Mind Quite Like KarstenS.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Strange Light","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47957398847733,"sku":"DADAX077101810X","price":23.46,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/5804\/8501\/files\/81-4R-ZhvTL.jpg?v=1775553611","url":"https:\/\/ergodebooks.com\/products\/the-mannequin-murder-a-novel","provider":"Ergodebooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}