{"product_id":"what-fear-was-9781922571205","title":"What Fear Was","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Ben Walter\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Puncher \u0026amp; Wattmann\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Puncher \u0026amp; Wattmann\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Short Stories (single author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom vanishing islands to talking flathead and nightmarish bushfires, Ben Walter's visionary Tasmanian fictions are unique in the landscape of Australian writing. An unemployed man chooses only to apply for jobs advertised in \u003cem\u003eThe Economist\u003c\/em\u003e; a failed mountain expedition is mocked by the dead bodies of past climbers; and a father and son travel urgently to witness the miracle of Lake Pedder emptying. In \u003cem\u003eWhat Fear Was\u003c\/em\u003e, Walter combines beautiful, mesmerising writing with surreal discomfort and absurdist hilarity to completely upend the idea of an Australian short story.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Atlantic Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46449109500055,"sku":"9781922571205","price":1472.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781922571205.webp?v=1769145883","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/what-fear-was-9781922571205","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}