{"product_id":"what-am-i-a-deer","title":"What Am I, A Deer?","description":"\u003ch2\u003eSynopsis\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat does it mean to lose yourself—and is that something you should be aiming for?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA young woman with little interest in games takes up a job in Frankfurt at a famous gaming company, naively set on reinvention. On her morning commute, in the familiar clutches of tedium and self-loathing, she encounters a kind-eyed stranger who returns her forgotten umbrella and finds herself catapulted into a dizzying, year-long whirlwind of obsession—not just with this endlessly attractive spectre, but also with the feverish karaoke trips from which she draws the ultimate solace.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith astonishing existential acuity, Polly Barton's formidable debut novel renders the paradoxes of modern life in all its complexity, in deliriously self-conscious prose that is at once propulsive, titillating, and bitingly funny. Echoing with the sounds of Whitney Houston and The Cure, reaching for the sublime in dark, sweaty karaoke boxes, \u003cem\u003eWhat Am I, A Deer?\u003c\/em\u003e is an exhilarating exploration of authenticity, fantasy, romance, obsession, and intoxication.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePolly Barton is a British writer and Japanese literary translator. She is the author of the acclaimed nonfiction work \u003cem\u003eFifty Sounds\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003ePorn: An Oral History\u003c\/em\u003e, and has translated numerous contemporary Japanese writers into English. Her work explores language, identity, intimacy, and the complexities of human connection. \u003cem\u003eWhat Am I, A Deer?\u003c\/em\u003e is her debut novel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFitzcarraldo Editions\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMarch 26, 2026\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e248\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSubjects\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLiterary Fiction · Contemporary Fiction · Psychological Fiction · Coming of Age · Identity · Obsession · Humour\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e9781804272176\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Old Post Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45223027310774,"sku":"9781804272176","price":31.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0731\/2264\/4150\/files\/9781804272176.jpg?v=1782570441","url":"https:\/\/oldpostbookshop.com\/products\/what-am-i-a-deer","provider":"Old Post Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}