{"product_id":"the-last-country-9781803090016","title":"The Last Country","description":"\u003cb\u003eNow in paperback, the epic tale of a violinist who must navigate the fractious world of early twentieth-century Germany.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eRuven\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003ePreuk\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003estands apart from the village, on an August day in 1911, and listens.\"\u003c\/i\u003e Thus begins an epic \u003ci\u003ebildungsroman\u003c\/i\u003e about the life of Ruven Preuk, son of the wainwright, child of a sleepy village in Germany's north, where life is both simple and harsh. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Ruven, though, is neither. He has the ability to see sounds, leading him to discover an uncanny gift for the violin. When he meets a talented teacher in the Jewish quarter, Ruven falls under the spell of a prodigious future. But as the twentieth century looms, Ruven's pursuit of his craft takes a turn. In \u003ci\u003eThe Last Country\u003c\/i\u003e, Svenja Leiber spins a tale that moves from the mansions of a disappearing aristocracy to a communist rebellion, from a joyous village wedding to a Nazi official's threats, from the First World War to the Second. As the world Ruven knows disappears, the gifted musician must grapple with an important question: to what end has he devoted himself to his art? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Winner of the 2015 Arno Reinfrank Literaturpreis\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Seagull Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/22\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781803090016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 264","brand":"Svenja Leiber","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41614511046837,"sku":"9781803090016","price":12.33,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_7522822c-762e-4948-99b3-22d4aca2126d.jpg?v=1644901794","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-last-country-9781803090016","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}