{"product_id":"tyll-9780525562726","title":"Tyll","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Best Historical Fiction of 2020\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Guardian'\u003c\/i\u003es Best Fiction of 2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThrillist\u003c\/i\u003e's Best Books of the Year\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDaniel Kehlmann transports the medieval legend of the trickster Tyll Ulenspiegel to the seventeenth century in an enchanting work of magical realism, macabre humor, and rollicking adventure. Tyll is a scrawny boy growing up in a quiet village until his father, a miller with a forbidden interest in alchemy and magic, is found out by the church. After Tyll flees with the baker's daughter, he falls in with a traveling performer who teaches him his trade. As a juggler and a jester, Tyll forges his own path through a world devastated by the Thirty Years' War, evading witch-hunters, escaping a collapsed mine outside a besieged city, and entertaining the exiled King and Queen of Bohemia along the way. The result is both a riveting story and a moving tribute to the power of art in the face of the senseless brutality of history. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eTranslated from the German by Ross Benjamin\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Vintage\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/09\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780525562726\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.59lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.19w x 0.72d","brand":"Daniel Kehlmann","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":38472101068981,"sku":"9780525562726","price":14.41,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_0d56afef-3bce-4e45-88ca-fb0eb220abfc.jpg?v=1612933818","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/tyll-9780525562726","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}