{"product_id":"i-dont-care-9780811235167","title":"I Don't Care","description":"\u003cp\u003eHere, in English at last, is a collection of Ágota Kristóf's short--sometimes very short--stories, which she selected herself, translated by the peerless Chris Andrews. Written immediately before her masterful trilogy (\u003cem\u003eThe Notebook\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Proof\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Third Lie\u003c\/em\u003e), Kristof's short fictions oscillate between parable, surrealist anecdotes, and stories animated by a realism stripped to the bone, often returning to the theme of exile: the twin impossibilities of returning home and of reconstructing home elsewhere.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe world of the book has very hard edges: cruelty is almost omnipresent, peace and consolation are scarce. Austere and minimalist, but with a poetic force that shifts the walls in the reader's mind, Kristof's penetrating short fictions make for extraordinary and essential reading.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e New Directions Publishing Corporation\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/03\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780811235167\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 80\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/10\/2024\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"\u0026#195;\u0026#129;gota Krist\u0026#195;\u0026#179;f","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44431864004789,"sku":"9780811235167","price":11.86,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_e906b28d-f112-4104-a665-76ee0cf21bbb.jpg?v=1721138580","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/i-dont-care-9780811235167","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}