{"product_id":"sunflower-9781590171868","title":"Sunflower","description":"Gyula Kr dy is a marvelous writer who haunted the taverns of Budapest and lived on its streets while turning out a series of mesmerizing, revelatory novels that are among the masterpieces of modern literature. Kr dy conjures up a world that is entirely his own--dreamy, macabre, comic, and erotic--where urbane sophistication can erupt without warning into passion and madness. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eSunflower\u003c\/i\u003e young Eveline leaves the city and returns to her country estate to escape the memory of her desperate love for the unscrupulous charmer K lm n. There she encounters the melancholy  lmos-Dreamer, who is languishing for love of her, and is visited by the bizarre and beautiful Miss Maszker di, a woman who is a force of nature. The plot twists and turns; elemental myth mingles with sheer farce: Kr dy brilliantly illuminates the shifting contours and acid colors of the landscape of desire. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJohn B tki's outstanding translation of \u003ci\u003eSunflower\u003c\/i\u003e is the perfect introduction to the world of Gyula Kr dy, a genius as singular as Robert Walser, Bruno Schulz, or Joseph Roth.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e New York Review of Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/14\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781590171868\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.61lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.96h x 5.06w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2007 pg. 70\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Gyula Krudy","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44174041022645,"sku":"9781590171868","price":16.96,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_9cc925ac-479e-4541-8158-69c9a95a540e.jpg?v=1716300154","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/sunflower-9781590171868","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}