{"product_id":"ripley-bogle-by-robert-mcliam","title":"Ripley Bogle by Robert McLiam","description":"\u003cp\u003eA Cambridge dropout turned penniless drifter, the unforgettable Ripley Bogle takes us through the underbelly of London and into the surreal world of a vagabond. But Bogle is not your average bum. With a razor-sharp intellect, prodigious powers of perception, and better-than-average appearance (\"Most movie stars would give their false back teeth for the kind of lived-in look that I possess\"), Bogle careens through the wild streets of homelessness and Irish identity, all the while regaling us with the tale of his ragged Belfast past--and the events that led up to his extraordinary existence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn a brilliant coupling of sardonic, self-deprecating wit and the lush lyricism of a poet, Robert McLiam Wilson brings us a fiercely modern character with an old soul. Imbued with a grace that is thoroughly at odds with his squalid world, Ripley Bogle gnaws at the fringes of society and skewers its fat heart. The result is a hilarious, unexpectedly touching novel that is destined to become a classic.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Book Express","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43813515362378,"sku":"6869d","price":9.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0618\/9101\/8826\/files\/6869d_b573968e-7df9-4480-87b0-2a996c6bfdd5.jpg?v=1784187004","url":"https:\/\/www.bookexpress.nz\/products\/ripley-bogle-by-robert-mcliam","provider":"Book Express","version":"1.0","type":"link"}