{"product_id":"the-conversions","title":"The Conversions","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003eThe Conversions\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003eHarry Mathews\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN: \u003c\/b\u003e9781628976304\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/b\u003eDalkey Archive Press\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished: \u003c\/b\u003e2025\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding: \u003c\/b\u003ePaperback\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage: \u003c\/b\u003eEnglish\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNumber of Pages: \u003c\/b\u003e200\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Note: \u003c\/b\u003eNew from the publisher\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher Description: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA remarkable and unusual novel by \"one of the most remarkable prose stylist presently writing in English.\" -The San Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt a dinner party hosted by a wealthy New Yorker, a guest receives an ancient golden weapon as a prize. When the mysterious host of this party dies the next day, his fortune is left to whomever it was that received the prize at the party. The only requirement: the owner must answer three cryptic questions relating to the artifact's mysterious history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn his search for answers, He quickly finds himself entangled in the centuries-long history of a secretive religious sect, embarking on an odyssey that begins at a dinner party, and ends on the ocean floor. Along this wild goose chase, we encounter a menagerie of eccentric personalities: an ancient revolutionary in a Parisian prison, a ludicrous pair of gibberish-speaking brothers, and customs officials who spend their time reading contraband materials. \u003cem\u003eThe Conversions\u003c\/em\u003e is a wildly unpredictable novel, inviting readers along in the search for answers that may never have existed in the first place.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Dalkey Archive Press","offers":[{"title":"The Conversions | Harry Mathews | Paperback | 9781628976304 | New | Fiction 1730188","offer_id":48167785889944,"sku":"1730188","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0492\/1609\/4360\/files\/A1VwnQGAswL.jpg?v=1771954342","url":"https:\/\/roundaboutbookstore.com\/products\/the-conversions","provider":"Roundabout Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}