{"product_id":"glorious-exploits-by-ferdia-lennon-9781250893680","title":"Glorious Exploits","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse Prize for Comic Fiction - \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the Waterstones Debut Fiction Prize \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e- \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the Authors' Club Best First Novel Award \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e- \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eShortlisted for the Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e- \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eShortlisted for Newcomer of the Year by the Irish Book Awards \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e- \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eShortlisted for the Nero Book Awards Debut Fiction Prize \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e- \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eShortlisted for the British Book Award for Debut Fiction Book of the Year \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e- \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eLonglisted for the Carnegie Medal of Excellence \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNamed a Best Book of 2024 by\u003ci\u003e Slate, \u003c\/i\u003e the \u003ci\u003eGuardian, \u003c\/i\u003eand the New York Public Library\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn utterly original celebration of that which binds humanity across battle lines and history. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn the island of Sicily amid the Peloponnesian War, the Syracusans have figured out what to do with the surviving Athenians who had the gall to invade their city: they've herded the sorry prisoners of war into a rock quarry and left them to rot. Looking for a way to pass the time, Lampo and Gelon, two unemployed potters with a soft spot for poetry and drink, head down into the quarry to feed the Athenians if, and only if, they can manage a few choice lines from their great playwright Euripides. Before long, the two mates hatch a plan to direct a full-blown production of \u003ci\u003eMedea\u003c\/i\u003e. After all, you can hate the people but love their art. But as opening night approaches, what started as a lark quickly sets in motion a series of extraordinary events, and our wayward heroes begin to realize that staging a play can be as dangerous as fighting a war, with all sorts of risks to life, limb, and friendship. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTold in a contemporary Irish voice and as riotously funny as it is deeply moving, \u003ci\u003e Glorious Exploits\u003c\/i\u003e is an unforgettable ode to the power of art in a time of war, brotherhood in a time of enmity, and human will throughout the ages.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47934045094124,"sku":"9781250893680","price":51.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781250893680-glorious-exploits.jpg?v=1783892452","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/glorious-exploits-by-ferdia-lennon-9781250893680","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}