{"product_id":"bat-valley-and-other-strange-african-animal-stories-paperback","title":"Bat Valley and Other Strange African Animal Stories - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRobert Gurney\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eWilliam Gurney\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe object of desire at the heart of 'The Jaguar Men of Kiziba' is the last King of Rwanda's Jaguar Mk5 coupé. Based on a true story, it includes Princess Margaret's state visit to Uganda. The main character's weakness, envy, leads to a dramatic ending. \u003cbr\u003e 'The Lungfish Man of Mbazi' has a relatively happy dénouement. It involves a research programme at Bat Valley linked to space exploration that almost ends in disaster for the researcher. \u003cbr\u003e 'The Mount Elgon Waiter' culminates, in a Fawlty Towers-like scene in a tourist hotel, in a reference to witchcraft. \u003cbr\u003e 'The Moth Lady of Tororo' finds an ageing British lawyer almost falling for a glamorous young post-grad student in a swimming pool situated in a hotel near the Uganda-Kenya border. \u003cbr\u003e 'The Kampala Shopping Mall Ostrich Man' examines the disgraceful behaviour of a married Lothario. \u003cbr\u003e 'The Owl Man of Mukuno' is a dark tale involving an Englishman, his Mugandan wife and his mother-in-law. \u003cbr\u003e 'The Bat Valley University Praying Mantis Man' delves deeply into a work by the surrealist artist M.C. Escher: 'Dream'. \u003cbr\u003e 'The Snake Lady of Nakasero' involves a man's deep fear of snakes, his efforts to overcome it, a doomed relationship and a fatal snakebite suffered during curfew. \u003cbr\u003e A fear of spiders is the subject of 'The Spider Man of Gulu'. It features the spoiled daughter of a member of the British Establishment who overcomes her fear only to meet an unexpected end in the north of Uganda. \u003cbr\u003e 'The Congolese Warthog Man' relates how a man from Katanga, turning his back on the ivory trade, learns how to love a warthog. \u003cbr\u003e Finally, 'Bat Valley' tells the story of a man whose all-consuming interest in bats leads to near-disaster. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e... and many more humorous tales.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 118\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.25 x 8.27 x 5.83 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 20, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46582031286469,"sku":"9781999741600","price":19.62,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0757\/6718\/5605\/files\/LP7fRQ2Lvf9781999741600.webp?v=1784797404","url":"https:\/\/selloorium.com\/products\/bat-valley-and-other-strange-african-animal-stories-paperback","provider":"Selloorium","version":"1.0","type":"link"}