{"product_id":"boy-with-a-black-rooster-9781911648772","title":"Boy with a Black Rooster","description":"\u003cb\u003eCan an eleven-year-old boy succeed where others have failed? Can he recover a kidnapped child, disprove a false accusation of assault or win a sleep-deprivation competition that has driven others mad with tragic consequences? \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e He can, if he is accompanied by a black rooster, his protector and friend. And if he is Martin, orphaned after a massacre, full of wisdom, courage and a pure heart. Too good for the selfish and idiotic villagers around him, his integrity entrances an itinerant painter with whom he departs on a quest. His heroic adventures through a morally abhorrent landscape, physically ravaged by war and famine, keep the reader cheering for him and his companion as this fairy tale for adults unfolds. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Set against a pseudo-medieval post-apocalyptic backdrop reminiscent of Cormac McCarthy, Angela Carter and Missouri Williams, this novel shines with the inner radiance of good deed in a naughty world that will leave you haunted, horrified, and completely riveted.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eStefanie vor Schulte\u003c\/b\u003e, born in Hanover in 1974, studied stage and costume design. Her first novel\u003ci\u003e Junge mit schwarz Hahn\u003c\/i\u003e was awarded the Mara Cassens Prize for the best German-language debut in 2021. She lives in Marburg with her husband and four children. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlexandra Roesch\u003c\/b\u003e studied languages and business and worked in banking before becoming a literary translator. She has an MA in translation from the University of Bristol. In 2018, she was longlisted for the Goethe Institute's Helen \u0026amp; Kurt Wolff Prize. Previously translated authors include Hans Fallada, Seraina Kobler and Merle Kr?ger.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Indigo Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50901506851090,"sku":"9781911648772","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_868c539d-c0c2-4259-a24a-9f8d74972f17.jpg?v=1738427969","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/boy-with-a-black-rooster-9781911648772","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}