{"product_id":"the-hidden-9780061768255","title":"The Hidden","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"An unusual, exhilarating hybrid of high-stakes, propulsive narrative; erudite, yet breezy summations of specialized historical data; and strikingly evocative language. . . .The novel's ideas are explored with stylish rigor and a rare boldness made all the more powerful by its surprising lyricism. The setting and many of the themes in THE HIDDEN call to mind Don DeLillo's novel The Names.\" -- \u003cem\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom PEN\/Macmillan award-winning novelist and poet Tobias Hill comes \u003cem\u003eThe Hidden\u003c\/em\u003e, a gripping story of a naïve newcomer whose arrival at a high-stakes archaeological dig of ancient Spartan ruins unearths long-buried secrets. Interweaving scenes of ancient Sparta with present-day events in a fascinating study of group dynamics, Hill cuts to the heart of the games people play to stay in control. Written with astonishing grace and power, \u003cem\u003eThe Hidden\u003c\/em\u003e is a novel about secrets and the true cost of fulfilling one's desires.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Tobias Hill\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harper Perennial\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/13\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.06h x 6.50w x 0.88d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780061768255\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/03\/2009 pg. 30\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/15\/2009 pg. 29\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2009 pg. 57\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2009 pg. 6\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/08\/2009 pg. 34\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew Yorker (The)\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/11\/2010 pg. 77\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHill, Tobias:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTobias Hill's collection of short stories, \u003cem\u003eSkin\u003c\/em\u003e (1997), won the PEN\/Macmillan Silver Pen Award, and he has twice been short-listed for the \u003cem\u003eMail on Sunday\u003c\/em\u003e\/John Llewellyn Rhys Prize. The author of \u003cem\u003eThe Love of Stones\u003c\/em\u003e, Hill is the Royal Society of Literature Fellow at Sussex University and lives in London.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":39921866276979,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":16.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_4bafcde5-bd22-4348-9b95-64f929bf959b.jpg?v=1647352609","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/the-hidden-9780061768255","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}