{"product_id":"the-last-window-giraffe-9789533514352","title":"The Last Window-Giraffe","description":"Peter Zilahy's\u003ci\u003e The Last Window-Giraffe\u003c\/i\u003e takes its title from the fact that the first and last letters of the Hungarian alphabet match the first letters for the words \"window\" and \"giraffe.\" This genre-defying book, originally written in Hungarian, has been translated into twenty-two languages and is often cited as one of the inspirations for the Orange Revolution in the Ukraine. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e On the surface, this autobiographical fiction rendered by Zilahy's incisive x-ray vision--a heady mix of history, memoir, and farce of the highest order--is about the protests in Belgrade in 1996. But viewed through a wider lens it serves up the absurdity of all manner of authoritarianism that resonates as much today as it first did upon publication in 1999.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTim Wilkinson \u003c\/b\u003eworked as an academic editor in Hungary in the 1970s. Alongside a number of translations of historical works, he translated three novels by Imre Kertész. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePeter Zilahy\u003c\/b\u003e, the author of four books, has written for numerous international media outlets, including \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times, The Guardian, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Financial Times\u003c\/i\u003e. He has been awarded fellowships and residencies all over the world, including BMI-Kluge Fellow at the Library of Congress. In 2015, Zilahy joined Anthony Bourdain in Budapest for an episode of CNN's \u003ci\u003eParts Unknown\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Serbian artist \u003cb\u003eMarina Abramovic\u003c\/b\u003e is one of the most important performance artists in the world, known as the \"grandmother of performance art.\" She pioneered a new notion of identity by bringing in the participation of observers. In 2007, she founded the Marina Abramovic Institute (MAI), a nonprofit foundation for performance art.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Sandorf Passage","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50454757736722,"sku":"9789533514352","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_f19ede14-5a80-4987-88e6-9ddc2e68aa4c.jpg?v=1729870384","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-last-window-giraffe-9789533514352","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}