{"product_id":"one-hundred-twenty-one-days-9781941920329","title":"One Hundred Twenty-One Days","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLonglisted for the 2017 PEN Translation Prize\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOne of \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e's Best Books of 2016\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOne of \u003ci\u003eWords Without Borders\u003c\/i\u003e' Picks for \"Favorite International Reads of 2016\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"...rich, tragic, yet playful novel...\" -- Nancy Kline, New York Times Book Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Formally dazzling, playful and affecting, a new Oulipian classic.\" -- Lauren Elkin, author of \u003ci\u003eFl neuse\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe End of Oulipo?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis debut novel by mathematician and Oulipo member Mich le Audin retraces the lives of French mathematicians over several generations through World Wars I and II. The narrative oscillates stylistically from chapter to chapter--at times a novel, fable, historical research, or a diary--locking and unlocking codes, culminating in a captivating, original reading experience.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMich le Audin \u003c\/b\u003eis the author of several works of mathematical theory and history and also published a work on her anticolonialist father's torture, disappearance, and execution by the French during the Battle of Algiers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Deep Vellum Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/17\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781941920329\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 184\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.30w x 0.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/28\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mich\u0026#232;le Audin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":38014858625205,"sku":"9781941920329","price":12.71,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_2fec7859-4803-4d3d-8995-c5de2f0996cd.jpg?v=1609150610","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/one-hundred-twenty-one-days-9781941920329","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}