{"product_id":"9781805222538","title":"Concerning the Future of Souls","description":"By: Joy Williams     \u003chr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Filled with humour, canny allusion, beauty, and a profundity born of glimpsing human lives' \u003ci\u003eNew Yorker \u003c\/i\u003eBook of the Year 2024\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Williams is one of the most pioneering fiction writers of our time' Andrew Motion, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eNew Statesman\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eBook of the Year 2024\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Witty, peculiar and brilliant' \u003ci\u003eTelegraph \u003c\/i\u003eChristmas Pick 2024\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A book completed by a master of the craft. Prepare to be moved' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eGuardian\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Holy, gorgeous and politically red-hot masterpieces' \u003ci\u003eDaily Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'An intricate, perfectly articulated work of art' \u003ci\u003eTimes Literary Supplement\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJoy Williams offers ninety-nine illuminations on mortality as she brings her powers of observation to Azrael, the Angel of Death and transporter of souls. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBalancing the extraordinary and the humble, the bizarre and the beatific, the book presents Azrael as a thoughtful and troubled protagonist as he confronts the holy impossibility of his task, his uneasy relationship with Death and his friendship with the Devil. In this follow-up to Williams' \u003ci\u003e99 Stories of God\u003c\/i\u003e, a collection of connected beings - ranging from ordinary people to great artists such as Kafka, Nietzsche, Bach and Rilke to dogs, birds, horses and butterflies - experience the varying fate of the soul, transient yet everlasting. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eProfound, sorrowful, witty and ecstatic, \u003ci\u003eConcerning the Future of Souls\u003c\/i\u003e will leave readers awestruck in their confrontation of life in the face of death.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tuskar Rock","offers":[{"title":"GB - Paperback","offer_id":47359351259363,"sku":"DTRFFUK-9781805222538","price":111.0,"currency_code":"HKD","in_stock":false},{"title":"US - Hardback","offer_id":49020703113443,"sku":"DTRPRUS-9781959030591","price":147.0,"currency_code":"HKD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1778\/4925\/files\/Concerning-the-Future-of-Souls-1-Tuskar-Rock.jpg?v=1761135917","url":"https:\/\/buybookbook.com\/products\/9781805222538","provider":"買書書 BuyBookBook","version":"1.0","type":"link"}