{"product_id":"palace-of-flies-paperback","title":"Palace of Flies - 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\u003eWalter Kappacher\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eGeorg Bauer\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator), \u003cb\u003eMichael P. Steinberg\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne of those rare biographical novels that bring a whole world to life in a way that lingers in memory.\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cb\u003eJay Parini, author of \u003ci\u003eBorges and Me\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis absorbing, sensitive novel portrays a famed author in a moment of crisis: an aging Hugo von Hofmannsthal returns to a summer resort outside of Salzburg that he visited as a child. But in the spa town where he once thrilled to the joys of youth, he now feels unproductive and uninspired, adrift in the modern world born after World War One. Over ten days in 1924 in a ramshackle inn that has been renamed the Grand Hotel, Hofmannsthal fruitlessly attempts to complete a play he's long been wrestling with. The writer is plagued by feelings of loneliness and failure that echo in a buzz of inner monologues, imaginary conversations and nostalgic memories of relationships with glittering cultural figures. \u003ci\u003ePalace of Flies\u003c\/i\u003e conjures up an individual state of distress and disruption at a time of fundamental societal transformation that speaks eloquently to our own age.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 160\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 8 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 03, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45817282986181,"sku":"9781954404021","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0757\/6718\/5605\/files\/Y0tKUDQ5Q0VhY2RNOFB0c1RsN3BxQT09.webp?v=1771040808","url":"https:\/\/selloorium.com\/products\/palace-of-flies-paperback","provider":"Selloorium","version":"1.0","type":"link"}