{"product_id":"the-truth-about-sascha-knisch","title":"The Truth About Sascha Knisch","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Aris Fioretos (Author) \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDetails:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"celwidget\" data-csa-c-asin=\"\" data-csa-c-content-id=\"editorialReviews\" data-csa-c-is-in-initial-active-row=\"false\" data-csa-c-slot-id=\"editorialReviews_feature_div\" data-csa-c-type=\"widget\" data-feature-name=\"editorialReviews\" id=\"editorialReviews_feature_div\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-divider a-divider-section\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"a-divider-inner\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e \u003ch2\u003e Product description \u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"a-section a-spacing-small a-padding-base\"\u003e \u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003eReview\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"a-section a-spacing-small a-padding-small\"\u003e \u003cspan\u003eIn this noir-ish novel of 1928 Berlin, Aris Fioretos serves up \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003ean intoxicating brew distilled of equal parts murder mystery, sexological rumination, and historical farce\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e -- Jeffrey Eugenides\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFioretos has many similarities to Vladimir Nabokov... His prose style is playful, attentive and deft... By the end of this novel, the truth about Sascha Knisch may remain uncertain, but the formidable qualities of his creator have been well established ― \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eTimes Literary Supplement\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA stylish, intelligent and eerily entertaining novel ― \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eIndependent on Sunday\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis incredible novel about a young man's odyssey through the sexual underground of Weimar Germany is either a comic tragedy or a tragic comedy, and it is Aris Fioretos' great achievement to keep you guessing past the last page. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Truth about Sascha Knisch\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is worldly, audacious, haunting in its candour and unremittingly disturbing in its prescience. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eFioretos is without a doubt one of Europe's most gifted writers\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e -- Jane Kramer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA masterpiece ― \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eFrankfurter Rundschau\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"a-section a-spacing-small a-padding-small\"\u003e \u003cspan\u003eOf Greek and Austrian descent, Aris Fioretos was born and raised in Sweden. He was educated at Stockholm and Yale Universities. The recipient of numerous prizes and fellowships, he has published several books in his native country, and also rendered the works of Vladimir Nabokov into Swedish. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Truth about Sascha Knisch\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is his first novel in English. Aris Fioretos lives with his wife and daughter in Berlin, where he is currently the counsellor for culture at the Swedish Embassy.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Retail Maharaj","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50105432375600,"sku":"Trans_9780099488996","price":525.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0690\/9968\/4144\/files\/71oHIg9GBxL.jpg?v=1756731196","url":"https:\/\/www.retailmaharaj.com\/products\/the-truth-about-sascha-knisch","provider":"Retail Maharaj","version":"1.0","type":"link"}