{"title":"Gabriel Carle","description":"\u003cp\u003eGabriel Carle's fiction explores the delicate complexities of human relationships and the shadows that linger beneath everyday life. With a sharp eye for emotional nuance and a compelling narrative drive, his stories invite readers to confront hidden truths and personal reckonings.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eExpect richly drawn characters navigating moments of tension and transformation, set against atmospheres that blur the line between the familiar and the unsettling. Carle's work resonates with those who appreciate fiction that is both intimate and thought-provoking.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"bad-seed-by-gabriel-carle-9781558613201","title":"Bad Seed","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA vibrant debut short story collection depicting the disillusionment that comes with being young and queer in Puerto Rico.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe visceral, wildly imaginative stories in \u003cem\u003eBad Seed\u003c\/em\u003e flick through working-class scenes of contemporary Puerto Rico, where friends and lovers melt into and defy their surroundings—night clubs, ruined streets, cramped rooms with cockroaches moving in the walls.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA horny high schooler spends his summer break in front of the TV; a queer love triangle unravels on the emblematic theatre steps of the University of Puerto Rico; a group of friends get high and watch San Juan burn from atop a clocktower; an HIV positive college student works the night shift at a local bathhouse.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAt turns playful and heartbreaking, \u003cem\u003eBad Seed\u003c\/em\u003e is the long overdue English-language debut of one of Puerto Rico's most exciting up-and-coming writers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47605107425516,"sku":"9781558613201","price":32.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781558613201-bad-seed.jpg?v=1778123173"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/gabriel-carle.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}