{"product_id":"the-helmet-of-horror-paperback","title":"The Helmet of Horror - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eVictor Pelevin\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eAndrew Bromfield\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Ariadne helped Theseus escape the MInotaur's labyrinth with the aid of a ball of thread, she led the way for the bewildered victims of a twenty-first century minotaur. Trapped in an endless maze of Internet chatrooms, a group of mystified strangers find themselves assigned obscure aliases and commanded by the Helmet of Horror, the Minotaur himself. As they fumble their way back to reality through a mesmerising world of abundant information but little knowledge, we are forced to wonder - can technology itself be anything more than a myth?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Ariadne helped Theseus escape the Minotaur's labyrinth with the aid of a ball of thread, she led the way for the bewildered victims of a twenty-first century minotaur. Trapped in an endless maze of Internet chatrooms, a group of mystified strangers find themselves assigned obscure aliases and commanded by the Helmet of Horror, the Minotaur himself. As they fumble their way back to reality through a mesmerising world of abundant information but little knowledge, we are forced to wonder - can technology itself be anything more than a myth? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTranslated by Andrew Bromfield \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor a mind-expanding, surreally funny experience, it's worth getting lost here. \u003ci\u003eScotland on Sunday\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA brilliant post-modern, eclectic vision of myth, mind and meaning. And of the human dilemma and its horns, \u003cbr\u003eancient and modern. AS Byatt, \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePelevin is a highly inventive writer with a sharp, jaundiced eye and an anarchic sensibility. \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWitty, brilliant ... barking mad. \u003ci\u003eDaily Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eBorn in Moscow, Victor Pelevin has written for the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGranta\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eOpen City\u003c\/i\u003e and was selected by the \u003ci\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e as one of the 'Best European Writers Under 35' and by the Observer as one of the '21 Writers for the 21st Century'. His novel, \u003ci\u003eNumbers\u003c\/i\u003e, won the Russian Grigoriev Prize 2004.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.87 x 7.72 x 5.04 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 10, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53738281533804,"sku":"9781841958897","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0989\/3019\/6844\/files\/e3e35a4c4a632fa40f21f30dfb514217.webp?v=1778432567","url":"https:\/\/pattansenterprise.com\/products\/the-helmet-of-horror-paperback","provider":"Pattansenterprise","version":"1.0","type":"link"}