{"product_id":"on-the-eighth-day-paperback-1","title":"On the Eighth Day - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAntonine Maillet\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eWayne Grady\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eOn the Eighth Day\u003c\/i\u003e, Antonine Maillet imagines a solution to the world's problems: a wider and more exuberant world, with its right more left and its left more right, created on \"the day when everything is dared and anything is possible.\" She spins a tale of two brothers -- a giant carved from an oak tree and a scamp shaped out of bread dough -- born one remarkable night when magic made wishes come true. Thrilled to have a son to call their own, Mr. Goodman and Mrs. Goodwife play favourite and bicker over which creation is the better child, causing a rift in the family.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTo ease the fighting, John-Bear and Big-as-a-Fist decide to set off to seek their fortunes. But first they must visit their godmother, Clara-Galante, to receive their inheritance. A witch who lives deep in the woods, she gives them three wishes and some kind words, before sending the heroes \"out into the world to follow their curious destiny beyond the hills on the horizon,\" left foot first for good luck.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWending their way through unforgettable lands -- the Timeless Village, the Upside-Down Town, the Path of the Vicious Circle -- the lads make many strange friends, who, peculiar as they are, seem strangely familiar. But, wherever Life leads them, Death lurks close behind.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA wonderful picaresque akin to a cheerful \u003ci\u003eGulliver's Travels\u003c\/i\u003e, a comic \u003ci\u003ePilgrim's Progress\u003c\/i\u003e or an Acadian \u003ci\u003eWizard of Oz\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eOn the Eighth Day\u003c\/i\u003e is a fast-moving tale starring richly developed characters in a funny and poignant road story in which allegory gains power by taking a back seat to enchantment.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\"On the seventh day, God rested.\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHe'd had a busy week, forming the earth and everything in it and creating Adam and Eve. But, after all, a week is only a week.\" In \u003ci\u003eOn the Eighth Day\u003c\/i\u003e, Antonine Maillet imagines a wider, more exuberant world created on \"the day when everything is dared and anything is possible.\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eShe spins a tale of two brothers -- a giant carved from an oak tree and a scamp shaped out of bread dough -- who set off to find their true inheritance. The story of their travels is a fantastic picaresque -- a cheerful \u003ci\u003eGulliver's Travels\u003c\/i\u003e, a comic \u003ci\u003ePilgrim's Progress\u003c\/i\u003e, an Acadian \u003ci\u003eWizard of Oz\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 276\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.69 x 8.46 x 5.6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 28, 2006\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47265631535353,"sku":"9780864924544","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/YkfawZS_759780864924544_d1db6c7f-f6de-472c-8fe2-12ff84483b50.webp?v=1768843724","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/on-the-eighth-day-paperback-1","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}