{"product_id":"schattenfroh-9781646053827","title":"Schattenfroh","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn intricate, metaphysical, ambitious \"psychogeography of the self\" that both disrupts and elevates the 21st century vision of the novel.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eOur narrator is held in complete darkness and isolation. His endless thoughts are turned into the book we are reading--\u003ci\u003eSchattenfroh--\u003c\/i\u003edirected by none other than the narrator's mysterious jailer by the same name. Undulating through explorations of Renaissance art, the German reformation, time-defying esoterica, the printing process in the 16th century, Kabbalistic mysticism, and beyond, \u003ci\u003eSchattenfroh\u003c\/i\u003e is a remarkable book that, in turn, asks the remarkable of its readers. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInterruptions, breaks, and annotations both buoy and deceive, and endless historical references, literary allusions, and wordplay construct a baroque, encyclopedic quest. \u003ci\u003eSchattenfroh\u003c\/i\u003e's publication in English marks a seminal moment in the history of the literary form.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-17328664\"\u003eMichael Lentz\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Deep Vellum Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/02\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 1001\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781646053827\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1646053826\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-FIC102020\"\u003eWorld Literature | Germany | 21st Century\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMichael Lentz\u003c\/b\u003e is an award-winning German author, musician, and performer of experimental texts and sound poetry. \u003ci\u003eSchattenfroh\u003c\/i\u003e is his first book to be translated into English. He currently lives in Berlin.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMax Lawton\u003c\/b\u003e is a translator, novelist, and musician. He has translated many books by Vladimir Sorokin, including \u003ci\u003eBlue Lard\u003c\/i\u003e (NYRB Classics), \u003ci\u003eTheir Four Hearts\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eDispatches from the District Committee\u003c\/i\u003e (both from Dalkey Archive Press).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Deep Vellum Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48455677903085,"sku":"9781646053827","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/files\/img_4a778bed-042d-4620-a9c3-024c373c877b.jpg?v=1753533273","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/schattenfroh-9781646053827","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}