{"product_id":"a-cage-went-in-search-of-a-bird-by-various-authors","title":"'A Cage Went In Search of a Bird' by Various Authors","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"qMYqUG_convSearchResultHighlightRoot\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"\" data-turn-id-container=\"request-6a1ba90f-e9f8-83ec-aaef-42800be6dcb2-15\" data-is-intersecting=\"true\"\u003e\n\u003csection class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none has-data-writing-block:pointer-events-none [\u0026amp;:has([data-writing-block])\u0026gt;*]:pointer-events-auto R6Vx5W_threadScrollVars scroll-mb-[calc(var(--scroll-root-safe-area-inset-bottom,0px)+var(--thread-response-height))] scroll-mt-[calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))]\" dir=\"auto\" data-turn-id=\"request-6a1ba90f-e9f8-83ec-aaef-42800be6dcb2-15\" data-turn-id-container=\"request-6a1ba90f-e9f8-83ec-aaef-42800be6dcb2-15\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-100\" data-scroll-anchor=\"false\" data-turn=\"assistant\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto pb-10 [--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-xs,calc(var(--spacing)*4))] @w-sm\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-sm,calc(var(--spacing)*6))] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-lg,calc(var(--spacing)*16))] px-(--thread-content-margin)\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col gap-4 grow\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"bfea6e71-1f18-4a47-aa42-bbd116d2bbeb\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-5-5-thinking\" class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal outline-none keyboard-focused:focus-ring [.text-message+\u0026amp;]:mt-1\" data-turn-start-message=\"true\" tabindex=\"0\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert wrap-break-word w-full light markdown-new-styling\"\u003e\n\u003ch4 data-start=\"889\" data-end=\"1388\"\u003ePublished to mark one hundred years since Kafka’s death, \u003cem data-start=\"959\" data-end=\"992\"\u003eA Cage Went in Search of a Bird\u003c\/em\u003e gathers ten contemporary writers responding to Kafka.\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"889\" data-end=\"1388\"\u003eThe result is a sharp, varied collection of stories full of boards, hotels, doorways, institutions, impossible instructions, bodily unease, and that very Kafkaesque feeling of having entered a system whose rules are both absurd and brutally serious.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1390\" data-end=\"1900\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003eThe contributor list is strong: Ali Smith, Joshua Cohen, Elif Batuman, Naomi Alderman, Tommy Orange, Helen Oyeyemi, Charlie Kaufman and others, with an introduction by Becca Rothfeld. It’s a good anthology for readers interested in Kafka’s influence, contemporary literary fiction, bureaucratic dread, dream logic and cosmic horror. A handsome hardback edition, and a nice bridge between classic weirdness and current literary fiction.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1390\" data-end=\"1900\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHardback first published in Great Britain by Abacus in 2024. Near new condition, with only very minor handling wear visible to the cover. Pages clean and unread; binding is tight.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"bower studio","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45177467404371,"sku":null,"price":18.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0689\/0268\/2707\/files\/Yourparagraphtext-2026-06-03T134659.480.png?v=1780458507","url":"https:\/\/bowerbooks.com\/products\/a-cage-went-in-search-of-a-bird-by-various-authors","provider":"bower books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}