{"product_id":"what-you-need-from-the-night-9781635423501","title":"What You Need from the Night","description":"\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eCrimeReads\u003c\/i\u003e Best International Fiction Book of Fall 2023 \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA powerful, intimate portrait of grief and radicalization that grapples with the conundrum of having loved ones we no longer recognize. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAfter the death of his wife, a father raises his two sons alone. His bond with Fus, the elder, and Gillou, the younger, is a close one. But their town is not a place of opportunity, and it soon becomes clear that the boys are heading down different paths. Gillou sets his sights on university in Paris. Fus, despite his socialist upbringing, falls in with the local far-right group. Though he joins mostly for the camaraderie, their activities, which might on the surface appear harmless, lead to a violent confrontation. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHow can a father and son find common ground when everything seems set to break them apart? A sudden tragedy will force them to find an answer. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTense, sharp, and ultimately heartbreaking, \u003ci\u003eWhat You Need from the Night\u003c\/i\u003e asks what acts can truly be forgiven, and shines a spotlight on the forgotten corners of a country where white supremacy has taken hold much like in the US.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLaurent Petitmangin \u003c\/b\u003ewas born in 1965 in the east of France into a family of railway workers. He has received numerous literary prizes in France for his writing, including the Prix Femina des lycéens, the Prix Stanislas, Grand Prix du premier roman, as well as numerous readers' prizes. \u003ci\u003eWhat You Need from the Night \u003c\/i\u003eis his debut novel.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eShaun Whiteside \u003c\/b\u003ehas translated more than fifty books from German, French, Italian, and Dutch, including \u003ci\u003eSerotonin \u003c\/i\u003eby Michel Houellebecq, \u003ci\u003eBlitzed: Drugs in the Third Reich \u003c\/i\u003eby Norman Ohler, \u003ci\u003eThe Weekend\u003c\/i\u003e by Bernhard Schlink, and \u003ci\u003eMagdalene the Sinner\u003c\/i\u003e by Lilian Faschinger, which won him the Schlegel-Tieck Prize for German Translation in 1997.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Other Press (NY)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50509281329426,"sku":"9781635423501","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_36cf0f55-a99c-42a3-9cb8-fd8064a2739c.jpg?v=1730894070","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/what-you-need-from-the-night-9781635423501","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}