{"product_id":"the-story-smuggler","title":"The Story Smuggler","description":"\u003cp\u003e'Some smuggle cigarettes, others alcohol - or weapons.\u003cbr\u003e\nOur contraband, being invisible, is more dangerous.\u003cbr\u003e\nOur contraband is undetectable by scanners.\u003cbr\u003e\nWhat we carry as concealed excess baggage is stories.'\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn this exquisite literary gem, Georgi Gospodinov, winner of the International Booker Prize, invites the reader on a winding journey through his own memories.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHe shows us a childhood under Communism, a particularly Bulgarian variety of melancholy, the freedom and thrills found in reading and writing, and the coming of age of one extraordinary writer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eUltimately, this profound, playful and deeply moving autobiographical text offers resounding proof of the power and importance of storytelling.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTRANSLATED FROM THE BULGARIAN BY KRISTINA KOVACHEVA AND DAN GUNN\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Oxfordbookstore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45073775198387,"sku":"9781399623117","price":399.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0718\/4164\/4723\/files\/81Ksh0o0huL.jpg?v=1762877559","url":"https:\/\/oxfordbookstore.com\/products\/the-story-smuggler","provider":"Oxfordbookstore ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}