{"product_id":"dear-mr-m-9781101903346","title":"Dear Mr. M","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe tour-de-force, hair-raising new novel from Herman Koch, the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Dinner\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSummer House with Swimming Pool\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOnce a celebrated writer, M had his greatest success with a suspense novel based on a real-life disappearance. It told the story of a history teacher who went missing one winter after having a brief affair with a beautiful student of his. The teacher was never found. Upon publication, M's novel was a runaway bestseller, one that marked his international breakthrough. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThat was years ago, and now M's career is fading. But not when it comes to his bizarre, seemingly timid neighbor who keeps a close eye on him and his wife. Why? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom alternating points of view, where no one is to be trusted, Herman Koch weaves together an intricate tale of a writer in decline, a teenage couple in love, a missing teacher, and a single book that entwines all of their fates. Thanks to M's novel, supposedly a work of fiction, everyone seems to be linked forever, until something unexpected spins the \"story\" off its rails. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith ever increasing tension, his signature sardonic wit and world-renowned sharp eye for human failings, Herman Koch once again spares nothing and no one in his gripping new novel, a barbed performance that suspends readers in the mysterious space between fact and fiction.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Hogarth Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/06\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781101903346\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 416\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.20w x 0.90d","brand":"Herman Koch","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43040231293109,"sku":"9781101903346","price":13.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_acf56fb7-5985-4157-821a-841ddcb13153.jpg?v=1689087453","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/dear-mr-m-9781101903346","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}