{"product_id":"shimmering-details-volume-ii-a-memoir-9781250338242","title":"Shimmering Details, Volume II: A Memoir","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe magnum opus of one of Europe's greatest living writers. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eShimmering Details, Volume II\u003c\/i\u003e, Péter Nádas delves deeper into his and his parents' lives during the tumultuous years spanning the rise of Hungarian communism in 1948 to the brutal suppression of the 1956 uprising. Zeroing in on this critical period--which overlapped with the formative years of his childhood--Nádas concludes his monumental history of a family whose own experiences and fortunes are deeply intertwined with two centuries of Hungarian history. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis second volume is a composite portrait of life lived at the nexus of world-historical forces--a jewel-like study that holds up different facets of the human experience to the light of Nádas's singular prose style. What emerges is a memoir of unusual insight and exceptional power. Hailed by Deborah Eisenberg as an \"extraordinary writer,\" Nádas has confirmed his place among Europe's greatest living authors.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePéter Nádas\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Budapest in 1942. Among his works translated into English are the novels \u003ci\u003eParallel Stories\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eA Book of Memories\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe End of a Family Story\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eLove\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as a collection of stories and essays, \u003ci\u003eFire and Knowledge\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eA Lovely Tale of Photography\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eOwn Death\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives with his wife in Gombosszeg, in western Hungary. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eJudith Sollosy \u003c\/b\u003eis an editor, an academic, and a literary translator who is best known for her translations of the contemporary Hungarian authors Péter Esterházy, Mihály Kornis, Péter Nádas, and István Örkény. Her own writing on translation has appeared in \u003ci\u003ePEN America\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAsymptote\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eWords Without Borders\u003c\/i\u003e, among other publications.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Picador USA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50901871100178,"sku":"9781250338242","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_054874c5-6369-48eb-bab6-d35f02884d65.jpg?v=1774449852","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/shimmering-details-volume-ii-a-memoir-9781250338242","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}