{"product_id":"a-man-lies-dreaming-9781625675224","title":"A Man Lies Dreaming","description":"\u003cb\u003eTHE CULT NOVEL RETURNS \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"The best book I read last year is \u003cb\u003eA Man Lies Dreaming\u003c\/b\u003e by Lavie Tidhar... It is so cleverly constructed and such a spectacular conclusion unfolds that you are going to take it all very seriously.\" - Sting \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Ambitious as hell\" -Ian Rankin \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"An excellent novel\" -Philip Kerr \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eSince its original 2014 publication, \u003ci\u003eA Man Lies Dreaming\u003c\/i\u003e has been translated into multiple languages and gained a cult following for its dark humor, prescient politics and powerful exploration of the impossibility of fantasy.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e1939: Adolf Hitler, fallen from power, seeks refuge in a London engulfed in the throes of a very British Fascism. Now eking a miserable living as a down-at-heels private eye and calling himself Wolf, he has no choice but to take on the case of a glamorous Jewish heiress whose sister went missing. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt's a decision Wolf will very shortly regret. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor in another time and place a man lies dreaming: Shomer, once a Yiddish pulp writer, who dreams lurid tales of revenge in the hell that is Auschwitz. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePrescient, darkly funny and wholly original, the award-winning \u003ci\u003eA Man Lies Dreaming\u003c\/i\u003e is a modern fable for our time that comes \"crashing through the door of literature like Sam Spade with a .38 in his hand\" (\u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e). \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePRAISE FOR LAVIE TIDHAR\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner - The World Fantasy Award\u003cbr\u003eWinner - The John W. Campbell Award\u003cbr\u003eWinner - The British Fantasy Award\u003cbr\u003eWinner - The Jerwood Fiction Uncovered Prize\u003cbr\u003eWinner - The Neukom Literary Arts Award\u003cbr\u003eWinner - The Kitschies Award\u003cbr\u003eWinner - The BSFA Award\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Tidhar is a genius at conjuring realities that are just two steps to the left of our own.\" -\u003ci\u003eNPR\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Tidhar changes genres with every outing, but his astounding talents guarantee something new and compelling no matter the story he tells.\" -\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"In a genre entirely of his own, and quite possibly a warped genius.\" -Ian McDonald, author of \u003ci\u003eRiver of Gods\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Already staked a claim as the genre's most interesting, most bold, and most accomplished writer.\" -\u003ci\u003eLocus\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Tidhar is a master at taking concepts that really shouldn't work and crafting them into something uniquely brilliant.\" -\u003ci\u003eGeekDad\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"He is perhaps the UK's most literary speculative fiction writer.\" -\u003ci\u003eStrange Horizons\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Like early Kurt Vonnegut... both writers seem to channel the same prankster glee that covers deep despair.\" -\u003ci\u003eLocus\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Bears comparison with the best of Philip K Dick\" -\u003ci\u003eThe Financial Times\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePRAISE FOR A MAN LIES DREAMING\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eJERWOOD FICTION UNCOVERED PRIZE WINNER 2015\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBRITISH FANTASY AWARD NOMINEE 2015\u003cbr\u003ePREMIO ROMA NOMINEE 2016\u003cbr\u003eGEFFEN PRIZE NOMINEE 2019\u003cbr\u003eDUBLIN LITERATURE AWARD LONGLIST 2016 \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Complex, elusive and intriguing\" -\u003ci\u003eThe Jerusalem Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Nasty, clever, waspish and witty... a brilliant and potent thought experiment\" -\u003ci\u003eThe Sunday Herald\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Bold and unnerving\" -\u003ci\u003eNPR\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Damn good\" -\u003ci\u003eJewish Book Council\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A wholly original Holocaust story: as outlandish as it is poignant.\" -\u003ci\u003eKirkus (starred review)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A vital, brilliant novel\" -\u003ci\u003eBarnes \u0026amp; Noble SFF Blog\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Outstanding and moving\" -\u003ci\u003eMaxim Jakubowski, LoveReading.co.uk\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Gripping... clever and thrilling work\" -\u003ci\u003eBuzz Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"In turns brutal, harrowing, heartbreaking and intriguing....  an] unforgettable novel.\" -\u003ci\u003eGulf Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Poetic \u0026amp; terrible... quite incredible\" -\u003ci\u003eTor.com\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A brilliant novel.\" -\u003ci\u003ePop Verse\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Jabberwocky Literary Agency, Inc.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/25\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781625675224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 326\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.92lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.73d","brand":"Lavie Tidhar","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39894411378869,"sku":"9781625675224","price":16.14,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_c05e2252-6ec2-4bd0-a0db-593bfab0090c.jpg?v=1619543235","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/a-man-lies-dreaming-9781625675224","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}