{"product_id":"in-the-land-of-the-living-9780316206082","title":"In the Land of the Living","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"IN THE LAND OF THE LIVING\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003emade me laugh out loud, and it also left me deeply moved.\"--John Burnham Schwartz, author of \u003cem\u003eReservation Road\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eNorthwest Corner\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIsidore is a brilliant man, driven in equal measure by grief at his young mother's death, rage at his distant, abusive father, and his own fierce ambitions. When Isidore becomes a doctor, and a father himself, the cycle of grief continues. His son Leo is left behind too young, and also grows to be a doctor.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe story becomes Leo's, an alternately heartbreaking and hilarious account of his cross-country road trip with his younger brother as they try to understand their family, their relationship, and their own futures. An appealingly oddball character, angry at the world but angrier at himself, Leo yearns for love and simple satisfaction. Through his eyes we see the power of family both to destroy and to create, and the price and rewards of independence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Austin Ratner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Back Bay Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/25\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.40w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780316206082\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAustin Ratner\u003c\/b\u003e's first novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Jump Artist\u003c\/i\u003e, was the 2011 winner of the Rohr Prize for Jewish Literature. His work has appeared in the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e and has been honored with the Missouri Review Editors' Prize in Fiction. He attended the University of Iowa Writers' Workshop. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Before turning his focus to writing he received his M.D. from Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and he is co-author of the textbook Concepts in Medical Physiology. He is Clinical Assistant Professor of Preventive Medicine at the Stony Brook University School of Medicine. He grew up in Cleveland, OH, and now lives in Brooklyn, NY, with his wife and two sons.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Back Bay Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":39955580452979,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":17.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_52d78114-fee5-481b-a1bd-b6c985e93ed7.jpg?v=1648652450","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/in-the-land-of-the-living-9780316206082","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}