{"product_id":"the-duende-of-tetherball-9780889713253","title":"The Duende of Tetherball","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Tim Bowling\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Nightwood Editions\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Nightwood Editions\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Canadian\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Duende of Tetherball\u003c\/em\u003e fearlessly ransacks the scrutinizing role of the past on the present; the interactions and accountabilities of ourselves and other species; the challenges and pleasures of getting older and forever striving to balance our most cherished and often incomprehensible relationships both with the world and each other. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003eBowling strives to account for and address our human need to resolve the tension between personal freedom and a world burdened by increasing homogenization and centralized control by adopting an industry of personal fortitude and thoughtful redress. He seeks to remember and to remember again the lessons polished over a lifetime: \"Fifteen, scared but still apt \/ to toss \"damn thee black \/ thou cream-faced loon\" \/ in PE class at the rippling back \/ of some hoop or net-bound jock, \/ I was learning - too soon - \/ the only lesson that counts: \/ how to be alone.\"\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nightwood Editions","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45153235370135,"sku":"9780889713253","price":988.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780889713253.webp?v=1767104652","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-duende-of-tetherball-9780889713253","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}