{"product_id":"three-by-echenoz-big-blondes-piano-and-running-9781595589835","title":"Three by Echenoz: Big Blondes, Piano, and Running","description":"A single volume that gathers together three of the most remarkable novels from Jean Echenoz, the \"most distinctive French voice of his generation\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e), \u003ci\u003eThree by Echenoz\u003c\/i\u003e demonstrates the award-winning author's extraordinary versatility and elegant yet playful style at its finest. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A parodic thriller sparkling with wit\" (\u003ci\u003eL'Humanité\u003c\/i\u003e), \u003ci\u003eBig Blondes\u003c\/i\u003e probes our universal obsession with fame as a television documentary producer tries to track down a renowned singer who has mysteriously disappeared. A darkly comedic, noir-style tour de force, it finally answers the age-old question: do blondes have more fun? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Fluid, never forced...like a garment that fits beautifully even inside-out\" (\u003ci\u003eElle\u003c\/i\u003e), \u003ci\u003ePiano\u003c\/i\u003e brings Dante's \u003ci\u003eInferno\u003c\/i\u003e to contemporary Paris, following Max Delmarc, a concert pianist suffering from paralyzing stage fright and alchoholism, as he meets his untimely death and descends through purgatory--part luxury hotel, part minimum-security prison--into a modern vision of hell. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eRunning\u003c\/i\u003e is \"a small wonder of writing and humanity\" (\u003ci\u003eL'Express\u003c\/i\u003e)--a portrait of the legendary Czech athlete Emil Zátopek, who became a national hero, winning three gold medals at the 1952 Helsinki Olympics even as he was compelled to face the unyielding realities of life under an authoritarian regime. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e New Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/03\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781595589835\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 416\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.05lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.40w x 1.20d","brand":"Jean Echenoz","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52750105477301,"sku":"9781595589835","price":19.55,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/three-by-echenoz-big-blondes-piano-and-running-9781595589835","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}