{"product_id":"the-last-window-giraffe-9789533514352","title":"The Last Window-Giraffe","description":"Peter Zilahy's\u003ci\u003e The Last Window-Giraffe\u003c\/i\u003e takes its title from the fact that the first and last letters of the Hungarian alphabet match the first letters for the words \"window\" and \"giraffe.\" This genre-defying book, originally written in Hungarian, has been translated into twenty-two languages and is often cited as one of the inspirations for the Orange Revolution in the Ukraine. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e On the surface, this autobiographical fiction rendered by Zilahy's incisive x-ray vision--a heady mix of history, memoir, and farce of the highest order--is about the protests in Belgrade in 1996. But viewed through a wider lens it serves up the absurdity of all manner of authoritarianism that resonates as much today as it first did upon publication in 1999.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-368750\"\u003eTim Wilkinson\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-15744089\"\u003ePeter Zilahy\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Sandorf Passage\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/05\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 130\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 9.20h x 6.30w x 0.40d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9789533514352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 9533514353\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-FIC104000\"\u003eWorld Literature | Hungary\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-FIC060000\"\u003eHumorous | Black Humor\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-FIC037000\"\u003ePolitical\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTim Wilkinson \u003c\/b\u003eworked as an academic editor in Hungary in the 1970s. Alongside a number of translations of historical works, he translated three novels by Imre Kertész. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePeter Zilahy\u003c\/b\u003e, the author of four books, has written for numerous international media outlets, including \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times, The Guardian, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Financial Times\u003c\/i\u003e. He has been awarded fellowships and residencies all over the world, including BMI-Kluge Fellow at the Library of Congress. In 2015, Zilahy joined Anthony Bourdain in Budapest for an episode of CNN's \u003ci\u003eParts Unknown\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Serbian artist \u003cb\u003eMarina Abramovic\u003c\/b\u003e is one of the most important performance artists in the world, known as the \"grandmother of performance art.\" She pioneered a new notion of identity by bringing in the participation of observers. In 2007, she founded the Marina Abramovic Institute (MAI), a nonprofit foundation for performance art.","brand":"Sandorf Passage","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44519813218541,"sku":"9789533514352","price":21.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_dc7be668-0722-45ef-916e-6f3d27162e96.jpg?v=1701264746","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/the-last-window-giraffe-9789533514352","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}