{"product_id":"9781684429707","title":"The Threat","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"\"\u003e\n\u003ci class=\"\"\u003eThe Threat\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003etells the darkly comic story of Melvin Levin, a middle-aged man who is dissatisfied with his dull and mediocre life. That is, until he receives a mysterious death threat in the mail. Terrified at first, Levin soon becomes accustomed to the threat—and then, increasingly, delighted with it, thrilled with his newfound importance as a “threatened man.” But as his obsession with maintaining this identity becomes all-consuming, he risks blinding himself to the twin dangers of the threat itself and—perhaps worse—his own deranged mind.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr class=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"\"\u003eAt once absurdist, moving, and savagely funny,\u003ci class=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eThe Threat\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis a timeless parable of the comic lengths to which people go to protect the delusions that validate them.\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Nathaniel Stein","offers":[{"title":"Turner Publishing Company |  Paperback \/ softback | Trade paperback (US) |  2024-01-16","offer_id":44652644892927,"sku":"9781684429707","price":23.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0329\/9075\/7001\/files\/BNCImageAPI_adb7dd86-4ad2-43fe-b242-60b1b312d14a.jpg?v=1704306126","url":"https:\/\/riverbookshop.com\/products\/9781684429707","provider":"River Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}