{"product_id":"martin-dressler-the-tale-of-an-american-dreamer-9780679781271","title":"Martin Dressler: The Tale of an American Dreamer","description":"\u003cb\u003ePULITZER PRIZE WINNER - NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST - The author of \u003ci\u003eVoices in the Night\u003c\/i\u003e reveals the mesmerizing journey of an American dreamer as he walks a haunted line between fantasy and reality, madness and ambition, art and industry. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"This wonderful, wonder-\u003ci\u003efull\u003c\/i\u003e book is a fable and phantasmagoria of the sources of our century.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eYoung Martin Dressler begins his career as an industrious helper in his father's cigar store. In the course of his restless young manhood, he makes a swift and eventful rise to the top, accompanied by two sisters--one a dreamlike shadow, the other a worldly business partner. As the eponymous Martin's vision becomes bolder and bolder, a sense of doom builds piece-by-hypnotic piece until this mesmerizing journey reaches its bitter-sweet conclusion.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSTEVEN MILLHAUSER\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eis the author of numerous works of fiction, including \u003ci\u003eMartin Dressler, \u003c\/i\u003e which was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in 1997, and, most recently, \u003ci\u003eDangerous Laughter, \u003c\/i\u003e a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e Best Book of the Year. His work has been translated into fifteen languages, and his story \"Eisenheim the Illusionist\" was the basis of the 2006 film \u003ci\u003eThe Illusionist\u003c\/i\u003e. He teaches at Skidmore College and lives in Saratoga Springs, New York.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Vintage","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50327037051154,"sku":"9780679781271","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_ec21c12b-10b9-46b8-bebf-408fe4aeab72.jpg?v=1727708698","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/martin-dressler-the-tale-of-an-american-dreamer-9780679781271","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}