{"product_id":"i-was-jack-mortimer-9781805330370","title":"I Was Jack Mortimer","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"A terrific fast-moving book. . . a truly clever, rather wonderful book that both plays with and defies genre\" - \u003ci\u003eIrish Times\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA taxi-driver in 1930s Vienna impersonates a murder victim, and is caught into a dangerous spiral \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Twice adapted for film, \u003ci\u003eI Was Jack Mortimer\u003c\/i\u003e is a tale of misappropriated identity as darkly captivating and twisting as the books of Patricia Highsmith. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"One doesn't step into anyone's life, not even a dead man's, without having to live it to the end.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA man climbs into Ferdinand Sponer's cab, gives the name of a hotel, and before he reaches it has been murdered: shot through the throat. And though Sponer has so far committed no crime, he is drawn into the late Jack Mortimer's life, and might not be able to escape its tangles and intrigues before it is too late... \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePart of the Pushkin Press Classics series: outstanding classic storytelling from around the world, in a stylishly original series design. From newly rediscovered gems to fresh translations of the world's greatest authors, this series includes such authors as Stefan Zweig, Hermann Hesse, Ryūnosuke Akutagawa and Gaito Gazdanov.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Pushkin Press Classics\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/04\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781805330370\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 160\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.81lbs","brand":"Alexander Lernet-Holenia","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43896934400181,"sku":"9781805330370","price":14.41,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_f3854159-5d84-4aae-85d5-178f106b6270.jpg?v=1712632814","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/i-was-jack-mortimer-9781805330370","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}