{"product_id":"9781628976304","title":"The Conversions","description":"\u003cp\u003eA remarkable and unusual novel by \"one of the most remarkable prose stylist presently writing in English.\" —The San Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAt a dinner party hosted by a wealthy New Yorker, a guest receives an ancient golden weapon as a prize. When the mysterious host of this party dies the next day, his fortune is left to whomever it was that received the prize at the party. The only requirement: the owner must answer three cryptic questions relating to the artifact's mysterious history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn his search for answers, He quickly finds himself entangled in the centuries-long history of a secretive religious sect, embarking on an odyssey that begins at a dinner party, and ends on the ocean floor. Along this wild goose chase, we encounter a menagerie of eccentric personalities: an ancient revolutionary in a Parisian prison, a ludicrous pair of gibberish-speaking brothers, and customs officials who spend their time reading contraband materials. The Conversions is a wildly unpredictable novel, inviting readers along in the search for answers that may never have existed in the first place.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dalkey Archive Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48870608240875,"sku":"00000_00000_00000_00000","price":34.7,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0758\/4484\/5803\/files\/9781628976304-1.jpg?v=1781694459","url":"https:\/\/kinokuniya.com.sg\/ja\/products\/9781628976304","provider":"Books Kinokuniya Singapore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}