{"product_id":"imperium-a-fiction-of-the-south-seas-9781250097477","title":"Imperium: A Fiction of the South Seas","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the Wilhelm Raabe Literature Prize \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOne of \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e's Ten Best Books of 2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eHuffington Post\u003c\/i\u003e Best Fiction Book of the Year \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 1902, a radical vegetarian and nudist from Nuremberg named August Engelhardt set sail for what was then called the Bismarck Archipelago. His destination: the island of Kabakon. His goal: to establish a colony based on worship of the sun and coconuts. His malnourished body was found on the beach on Kabakon in 1919; he was forty-three years old. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn his first novel to be translated into English, internationally bestselling author Christian Kracht uses the outlandish details of Engelhardt's life to craft a fable about the allure of extremism and its fundamental foolishness. \"A Melvillean masterpiece of the South Seas\" (Jonathan Sturgeon, \u003ci\u003eFlavorwire\u003c\/i\u003e), \u003ci\u003eImperium\u003c\/i\u003e is funny, bizarre, shocking, and poignant---sometimes all on the same page.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eChristian Kracht\u003c\/b\u003e is a Swiss novelist, whose books have been translated into 27 languages. His previous novels include \u003ci\u003eFaserland\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e1979\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eI Will Be Here in Sunshine and in Shadow\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003ci\u003eImperium\u003c\/i\u003e was the recipient of the 2012 Wilhelm Raabe literature prize.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Picador USA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50526267048210,"sku":"9781250097477","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_e1dc891e-3ce2-4266-a71e-ccb1e944bd65.jpg?v=1731266883","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/imperium-a-fiction-of-the-south-seas-9781250097477","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}