{"product_id":"lost-9780375706226","title":"Lost","description":"Not since \u003cb\u003eThe Reader\u003c\/b\u003e has a work of fiction so stunningly evoked the guilt and shame that resounds in postwar Germany. In this debut novel of astonishing originality, we bear witness to a family ravaged with regret at the loss of their child. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs a young boy, the narrator learns that his parents lost their firstborn son while fleeing the advancing Russian Army in 1945. Though his family has comfortably settled in Westphalen, the memory of Arnold continues to haunt them. The narrator shares his parents' anguish, but he can't resist feeling resentful, for his brother's absence is the most defining aspect of his life. When his parents learn of a foundling that resembles Arnold, they embark on a horrific quest to claim him as their own, only to endure a series of unanticipated twists that lead to a startling denouement. At turns uncanny, subtle, and perversely amusing, \u003cb\u003eLost\u003c\/b\u003e is a chilling novel of mesmerizing power.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Hans-Ulrich Treichel\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Vintage\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/10\/2000\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 144\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.39lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.01h x 5.23w x 0.43d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780375706226\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHans-Ulrich Treichel is a professor of German literature at the University of Leipzig. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTranslated from the German by Carol Brown Janeway.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Vintage","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44185078890611,"sku":"9.78038E+12","price":24.15,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_bfa90964-9c90-4a5e-801f-37e795a42efb.jpg?v=1767099721","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/lost-9780375706226","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}