{"product_id":"grimmish-9781552454664","title":"Grimmish","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003eSHORTLISTED FOR THE 2022 MILES FRANKLIN LITERARY AWARD\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePain was Joe Grim’s self-expression, his livelihood and reason for being.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA superstar boxer who rarely won a fight, Grim distinguished himself for his extraordinary ability to withstand physical punishment.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this wild and expansive novel, Michael Winkler moves between the present day and Grim’s 1908–09 tour of Australia, bending genres and histories into a kaleidoscopic investigation of pain, masculinity, and narrative.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePain is often said to defy the limits of language. And yet \u003ci\u003eGrimmish\u003c\/i\u003e suggests that pain – physical and mental – is also the most familiar and universal human condition; and, perhaps, the secret source of our impulse to tell stories.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e“A powerful blast of literary ingenuity and originality.” – Lloyd Jones, author of \u003ci\u003eMister Pip\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eGrimmish\u003c\/i\u003e meets a need I didn't even know I had. I lurched between bursts of wild laughter, shudders of horror, and gasps of awe at Winkler’s verbal command: the freshness and muscle of his verbs, the unstoppable flow of his images, the bizarre wit of the language of pugilism—and all the while, a moving subterranean glint of strange masculine tenderness.\" – Helen Garner\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e‍\u003cspan\u003e“All the makings of a cult classic. It’s grotesque and gorgeous, smart and searching.” – Beejay Silcox, \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Michael Winkler","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48308067795195,"sku":"9781552454664","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0779\/3917\/9771\/files\/9781552454664.jpg?v=1772484742","url":"https:\/\/indiepubs.com\/products\/grimmish-9781552454664","provider":"IndiePubs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}