{"product_id":"in-babylon-9780006551041","title":"In Babylon","description":"\u003cp\u003eWinner of two major European prizes, this funny, quirky chronicle of a family of Dutch clockmakers is a bestseller in the Netherlands.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSixty-year-old Nathan Hollander is stranded in a winter blizzard with his young niece, Nina, in the deserted house of his late Uncle Herman. As they wait for the weather to improve, Nathan tells Nina the story of their forefathers - a family of clockmakers who came to the Netherlands from Eastern Europe and then emigrated to America before WWII. An extraordinary and rich family history emerges.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn epic family saga, a Gothic novel gone haywire, a very human story and a chronicle of the twentieth century, In Babylon is already set to be a classic European novel. A piece of very solid, traditional storytelling combined with a very funny, sensual magical realism. A brilliant merging of the lightness of popular American writing and the depth of European literature.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Flamingo\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/16\/2001\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780006551041\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 432\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 1.07d","brand":"Marcel M\u0026#246;ring","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43568640590005,"sku":"9780006551041","price":12.74,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_b93dc3ed-0181-4f7c-af6b-1e3fe1e9657d.jpg?v=1706628014","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/in-babylon-9780006551041","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}