{"product_id":"2026600000228-secondhand-the-gambling-ghost-and-other-tales","title":"The Gambling Ghost: And Other Tales","description":"\u003cp\u003eEdition: 1st ed.,\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good                          \u003cbr\u003eJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage\u003cbr\u003ePages: Tanning and foxing                  \u003cbr\u003eMarkings: Previous owner\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA celebrated collection of Australian short fiction, The Gambling Ghost: And Other Tales presents Dal Stivens at his most inventive and irreverent, blending dry wit, folklore, and the absurd into a distinctly antipodean voice. The stories chronicle a vivid cast of larrikins, dreamers, and eccentrics navigating the quirks of everyday Australian life, often with a supernatural or tall-tale twist that keeps the tone playfully unpredictable. Stivens illustrates a masterful command of comic timing and deadpan storytelling, drawing on the rich tradition of the bush yarn while infusing each tale with sharp social observation. The result is a collection that is simultaneously rooted in Australian cultural identity and broadly entertaining, cementing Stivens's reputation as one of the great craftsmen of the short story form in the twentieth century.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48792233803995,"sku":"2026600000228-SECONDHAND","price":25.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/6221e714-ad40-404e-96d7-c94967aa3f84.png?v=1779273684","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026600000228-secondhand-the-gambling-ghost-and-other-tales","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}