{"product_id":"the-death-of-the-adversary-9780374139629","title":"The Death of the Adversary","description":"\u003cp\u003eWritten while Hans Keilson was in hiding during World War II, \u003ci\u003eThe Death of the Adversary \u003c\/i\u003eis the self-portrait of a young man helplessly fascinated by an unnamed \"adversary\" whom he watches rise to power in 1930s Germany. It is a tale of horror, not only in its evocation of Hitler's gathering menace but also in its hero's desperate attempt to discover logic where none exists. A psychological fable as wry and haunting as \u003ci\u003eBadenheim 1939\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Death of the Adversary \u003c\/i\u003eis a lost classic of modern fiction.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Hans Keilson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Farrar, Strauss \u0026amp; Giroux-3pl\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/20\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.24h x 5.42w x 0.58d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780374139629\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/15\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/08\/2010 pg. 1\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/15\/2010 pg. 18\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHans Keilson\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eComedy in a Minor Key\u003c\/i\u003e. Born in Germany in 1909, he published his first novel in 1933. During World War II he joined the Dutch resistance. Later, as a psychotherapist, he pioneered the treatment of war trauma in children. In a 2010 New York Times review, Francine Prose called Keilson a \"genius\" and \"one of the world's very greatest writers.\" He died in 2011 at the age of 101.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Farrar, Strauss \u0026 Giroux-3pl","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":50525742071923,"sku":"9780374139629","price":21.51,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_4d1a0145-67fe-4ac0-8cca-3d6122a9cf91.jpg?v=1790250287","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/the-death-of-the-adversary-9780374139629","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}