{"product_id":"the-wall-9780811231947","title":"The Wall","description":"While vacationing in a hunting lodge in the Austrian mountains, a middle-aged woman awakens one morning to find herself separated from the rest of the world by an invisible wall. With a cat, a dog, and a cow as her sole companions, she learns how to survive and cope with her loneliness.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Allegorical yet deeply personal and absorbing, \u003cem\u003eThe Wall\u003c\/em\u003e is at once a critique of modern civilization, a nuanced and loving portrait of a relationship between a woman and her animals, a thrilling survival story, a Cold War-era dystopian adventure, and a truly singular feminist classic.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHaushofer, Marlene:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eMarlen Haushofer\u003c\/strong\u003e (1920-1970) was an Austrian author of short stories, novels, radio plays, and children's books. Her work has had a strong influence on many German-language writers, such as the Nobel Prize-winner Elfriede Jelinek, who dedicated one of her plays to her.\u003cem\u003e The Wall \u003c\/em\u003ewas adapted into the 2012 film, directed by Julian Pölsler and starring Martina Gedeck.\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhiteside, Shaun:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eShaun Whiteside\u003c\/strong\u003e's translations from the German include classics by Freud, Musil, and Nietzsche.","brand":"New Directions Publishing Corporation","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50570569613586,"sku":"9780811231947","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_2e9f384b-5ae3-498a-b3e4-f63d64a2f3aa.jpg?v=1731960221","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-wall-9780811231947","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}