{"product_id":"a-leopard-skin-hat","title":"A Leopard-Skin Hat","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe International Booker Prize-shortlisted masterpiece on grief and loss, from one of France's most original writers at work todayA Leopard-Skin Hat may be Anne Serre’s most moving novel yet. A masterpiece of simplicity, emotion and elegance, it is the story of an intense friendship between the Narrator and his close childhood friend, Fanny, who suffers from profound psychological disorders. A series of short scenes paints the portrait of a strong-willed and tormented young woman battling many demons, and of the Narrator’s loving and anguished attachment to her.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSerre poignantly depicts the bewildering back and forth between hope and despair involved in such a relationship, while playfully calling into question the very form of the novel. Written in the aftermath of the death of the author’s little sister, A Leopard-Skin Hat is both the celebration of a tragically foreshortened life and a valedictory farewell. Translated from French by Mark Hutchinson.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eFormat: Paperback \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003ePublished: 2026, UK\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003ePublisher: Penguin\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003ePages: 112\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eLanguage: English  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eISBN: 9780241791493\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Anne Serre","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57209273614667,"sku":null,"price":13.9,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0978\/8755\/1819\/files\/9780241791493-2.jpg?v=1777899122","url":"https:\/\/desirelinesbookstore.com\/products\/a-leopard-skin-hat","provider":"desirelines books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}