{"product_id":"kornel-esti-9780811218436","title":"Kornel Esti","description":"Crazy, funny and gorgeously dark, \u003cem\u003eKornél Esti\u003c\/em\u003e sets into rollicking action a series of adventures about a man and his wicked dopplegänger, who breathes every forbidden idea of his childhood into his ear, and then reappears decades later.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Part Gogol, part Chekhov, and all brilliance, Kosztolányi in his final book serves up his most magical, radical, and intoxicating work. Here is a novel which inquires: What if your id (loyally keeping your name) decides to strike out on its own, cuts a disreputable swath through the world, and then sends home to you all its unpaid bills and ruined maidens? And then: What if you and your alter ego decide to write a book together?\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 02\/25\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780811218436\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.52lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.10w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Best Translated Book Award - Finalist\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/20\/2010\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Desz\u0026#195;\u0026#182; Kosztol\u0026#195;\u0026#161;nyi","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45396539015349,"sku":"9780811218436","price":15.26,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_d450ecc7-de3f-4952-88c2-4be760db9f9a.jpg?v=1747750247","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/kornel-esti-9780811218436","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}