{"product_id":"black-village-9781948830430","title":"Black Village","description":"Tassili, Goodmann, and Myriam. Two men and a woman dressed in rags--former poets, and former members of a dystopian military service--walk the bardo, the dark afterlife between death and rebirth. The road is monotonous and seemingly endless. To pass the time, they decide to tell each other stories: bizarre anecdotes set in a post-apocalyptic world, replete with mutant creatures, Buddhist monks, and ruthless killers. The result is a mysterious, dreamlike series of events, trapped outside of time as we know it, where all the rules of narrative are upended and remade. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLutz Bassmann is one of the heteronyms of French author Antoine Volodine. \u003ci\u003eBlack Village\u003c\/i\u003e gives readers of science fiction and experimental literature another exciting look into \"post-exoticism,\" one of the most ambitious and original projects in contemporary literature.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-14248793\"\u003eLutz Bassmann\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Open Letter\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/15\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 204\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.50w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781948830430\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1948830434\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-FIC019000\"\u003eLiterary\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-FIC055000\"\u003eDystopian\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-FIC028070\"\u003eScience Fiction | Apocalyptic \u0026amp; Post-Apocalyptic\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLutz Bassmann\u003c\/b\u003e is one of French author Antoine Volodine's numerous heteronyms belonging to a community of imaginary authors that includes Manuela Draeger and Elli Kronauer. Since 2008, Bassmann has authored five books, including \u003ci\u003eWe Monks \u0026amp; Soldiers\u003c\/i\u003e (University of Nebraska). This is his second book to be translated into English. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eJeffrey Zuckerman\u003c\/b\u003e is a translator of French and the Digital Coordinator at \u003ci\u003eMusic \u0026amp; Literature Magazine.\u003c\/i\u003e His translations include Ananda Devi's \u003ci\u003eEve Out of Her Ruins\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eRadiant Terminus\u003c\/i\u003e by Antoine Volodine, and Jean Genet's \u003ci\u003eThe Criminal Child\u003c\/i\u003e. He has also contributed shorter pieces to \u003ci\u003eFrieze\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe New Republic\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe NYRDaily\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Paris Review Daily\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe White Review\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eVICE\u003c\/i\u003e. Jeffrey studied English literature and literary translation at Yale University, and has served as a judge for the PEN Translation Prize and the National Translation Award. He is a recipient of a PEN\/Heim Translation Fund grant for his ongoing work on the complete stories of Hervé Guibert.","brand":"Open Letter","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42698378838253,"sku":"9781948830430","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_a53873fa-57f4-4418-a996-beaf6eacae31.jpg?v=1649899975","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/black-village-9781948830430","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}