{"product_id":"the-archive-of-alternate-endings-9781945814822","title":"The Archive of Alternate Endings","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"A philosophical book ... beautiful in its conception.\" --\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Tracking the evolution of Hansel and Gretel at seventy-five-year intervals that correspond with earth's visits by Halley's Comet, \u003ci\u003eThe Archive of Alternate Endings\u003c\/i\u003e explores how stories are disseminated and shared, edited and censored, voiced and left untold.\u003cp\u003e In 1456, Johannes Gutenberg's sister uses the tale as a surrogate for sharing a family secret only her brother believes. In 1835, The Brothers Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm revise the tale to bury a truth about Jacob even he can't come to face. In 1986, a folklore scholar and her brother come to find the record is wrong about the figurative witch in the woods, while in 2211, twin space probes aiming to find earth's sister planet disseminate the narrative in binary code. Breadcrumbing back in time from 2365 to 1378, siblings reimagine, reinvent, and recycle the narrative of Hansel and Gretel to articulate personal, regional, and ultimately cosmic experiences of tragedy. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Through a relay of speculative pieces that oscillate between eco-fiction and psychological horror, \u003ci\u003eThe Archive of Alternate Endings\u003c\/i\u003e explores sibling love in the face of trauma over the course of a millennium, in the vein of Richard McGuire's \u003ci\u003eHere\u003c\/i\u003e and Lars von Trier's \u003ci\u003eMelancholia\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Dzanc Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/07\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781945814822\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 168\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.40w x 0.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/08\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lindsey Drager","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36672163512476,"sku":"9781945814822","price":14.41,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_196c66f7-5234-4e4f-af67-1037b14ba890.jpg?v=1603927101","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-archive-of-alternate-endings-9781945814822","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}