{"product_id":"tirza-9781934824696","title":"Tirza","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLonglisted for the 2014 Best Translated Book Award\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Grunberg chronicles the mistakes of a morose Dutch bourgeois and constructs a delectable psychological thriller.\"--Le Figaro\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJörgen Hofmeester once had it all: a beautiful wife, a nice house with a garden in an upperclass neighborhood in Amsterdam, a respectable job as an editor, two lovely daughters named Ibi and Tirza, and a large amount of money in a Swiss bank account. But during the preparations for Tirza's graduation party, we come to know what he has lost. His wife has left him; Ibi is starting a bed and breakfast in France, an idea which he opposed; the director of the publishing house has fired him; and his savings have vanished in the wake of 9\/11.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut Hofmeester still has Tirza, until she introduces him to her new boyfriend, Choukri--who bears a disturbing resemblance to Mohammed Atta--and they announce their plan to spend several months in Africa. A heartrending and masterful story of a man seeking redemption, Tirza marks a high point in Grunberg's still-developing oeuvre.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eArnon Grunberg\u003c\/b\u003e started his own publishing company at the age of 19 and wrote his first, of many, best-seller at 23. He's twice won the AKO Literature Prize, the Dutch equivalent of the Booker Prize. He's also twice won the prize for the best debut novel--once under a pseudonym.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSam Garrett\u003c\/b\u003e has translated a number of works by Arnon Grunberg and Tim Krabbé, among others. He won the Vondel Translation Prize for his translation of Frank Westerman's \u003ci\u003eArarat.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eArnon Grunberg\u003c\/b\u003e started his own publishing company at the age of 19 and wrote his first, of many, best-seller at 23. He's twice won the AKO Literature Prize, the Dutch equivalent of the Booker Prize. He's also twice won the prize for the best debut novel--once under a pseudonym.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSam Garrett\u003c\/b\u003e has translated a number of works by Arnon Grunberg and Tim Krabbé, among others. He won the Vondel Translation Prize for his translation of Frank Westerman's \u003ci\u003eArarat.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Open Letter","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50557218128146,"sku":"9781934824696","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_91ef6528-fd72-4d08-a1b4-67bdda6a5b86.jpg?v=1731775293","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/tirza-9781934824696","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}