{"product_id":"fire-and-knowledge-9780312427511","title":"Fire and Knowledge","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e Editors' Choice\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe U.S. publication of \u003ci\u003eA Book of Memories \u003c\/i\u003ein 1997 introduced to our shores the work of an extraordinary novelist, Péter Nádas. Now, in \u003ci\u003eFire and Knowledge\u003c\/i\u003e, a superb collection of short stories, essays, and literary criticism, we discover other aspects of Nádas's major presence in European life and letters: as a trenchant commentator on the events that have transformed Europe since 1989, as a stunning literary critic, and as a subtle interpreter of language and politics in societies both free and unfree. Here, in full, is a rich and rewarding compilation of brilliantly original, touching, witty, and thought-provoking works by one of our greatest living writers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePéter Nádas\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of the novels \u003ci\u003eA Book of Memories\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe End of a Family Story\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eLove. \u003c\/i\u003eHe lives in Gombosszeg, in western Hungary.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"St. Martins Press-3PL","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50460120514834,"sku":"9780312427511","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_e766b249-bddd-4db3-a32c-9ef571e3e05e.jpg?v=1730028667","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/fire-and-knowledge-9780312427511","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}