{"product_id":"imperium-a-fiction-of-the-south-seas-9781250097477","title":"Imperium: A Fiction of the South Seas","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the Wilhelm Raabe Literature Prize \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOne of \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e's Ten Best Books of 2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eHuffington Post\u003c\/i\u003e Best Fiction Book of the Year \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 1902, a radical vegetarian and nudist from Nuremberg named August Engelhardt set sail for what was then called the Bismarck Archipelago. His destination: the island of Kabakon. His goal: to establish a colony based on worship of the sun and coconuts. His malnourished body was found on the beach on Kabakon in 1919; he was forty-three years old. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn his first novel to be translated into English, internationally bestselling author Christian Kracht uses the outlandish details of Engelhardt's life to craft a fable about the allure of extremism and its fundamental foolishness. \"A Melvillean masterpiece of the South Seas\" (Jonathan Sturgeon, \u003ci\u003eFlavorwire\u003c\/i\u003e), \u003ci\u003eImperium\u003c\/i\u003e is funny, bizarre, shocking, and poignant---sometimes all on the same page.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-10362677\"\u003eChristian Kracht\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Picador USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/08\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.10w x 0.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781250097477\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1250097479\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC014000\"\u003eHistorical | General\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC008000\"\u003eSagas\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC019000\"\u003eLiterary\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eChristian Kracht\u003c\/b\u003e is a Swiss novelist, whose books have been translated into 27 languages. His previous novels include \u003ci\u003eFaserland\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e1979\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eI Will Be Here in Sunshine and in Shadow\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003ci\u003eImperium\u003c\/i\u003e was the recipient of the 2012 Wilhelm Raabe literature prize.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Picador USA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44716424429805,"sku":"9781250097477","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_01177d74-19b5-49e0-927b-a13357fa9dd3.jpg?v=1704140860","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/es\/products\/imperium-a-fiction-of-the-south-seas-9781250097477","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}