{"product_id":"in-a-deep-blue-hour-9781635424447","title":"In a Deep Blue Hour","description":"\u003cb\u003eA documentary filmmaker uncovers the secrets of an enigmatic author in this subtly enthralling novel from \"one of Europe's most exciting writers\" (\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor days, documentary filmmaker Andrea and her team have been waiting for Richard Wechsler in his Swiss hometown. During their first shoots in Paris, the famous writer had not wanted to reveal much about himself, and now the whole film threatens to fail. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the narrow streets and alleys of the village, Andrea searches for traces of Wechsler's life, contrary to their agreement. But it is not until she starts reading his books again that she discovers a clue to a childhood sweetheart who might still be living there. An old love who influenced his whole life, but whom no one ever knew about.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePeter Stamm \u003c\/b\u003eis the author of the novels \u003ci\u003eThe Archive of Feelings\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Sweet Indifference of the World\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTo the Back of Beyond, All Days Are Night, Seven Years, On a Day Like This, Unformed Landscape\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eAgnes\u003c\/i\u003e, and the short-story collections \u003ci\u003eIt's Getting Dark\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWe're Flying\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eIn Strange Gardens and Other Stories\u003c\/i\u003e. His award-winning books have been translated into more than forty languages. For his entire body of work and his accomplishments in fiction, he was short-listed for the Man Booker International Prize in 2013, and in 2014 he won the prestigious Friedrich H?lderlin Prize. He lives in Switzerland.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMichael Hofmann \u003c\/b\u003ehas translated the work of Gottfried Benn, Hans Fallada, Franz Kafka, Joseph Roth, and many others. In 2012 he was awarded the Thornton Wilder Prize for Translation by the American Academy of Arts and Letters. His \u003ci\u003eOne Lark, One Horse: Poems\u003c\/i\u003e was published in 2019, \u003ci\u003eWhere Have You Been? Selected Essays\u003c\/i\u003e in 2014, and \u003ci\u003eSelected Poems\u003c\/i\u003e in 2009. He lives in Florida and London.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Other Press (NY)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51185961107730,"sku":"9781635424447","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_7e817483-ccde-409c-8213-44265fb156fb.jpg?v=1744597891","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/in-a-deep-blue-hour-9781635424447","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}