{"product_id":"auto-da-fe-paperback","title":"Auto-Da-Fé - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eElias Canetti\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eD. V. Wedgewood\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAuto-da-Fé\u003c\/i\u003e, Elias Canetti's only work of fiction, is a staggering achievement that puts him squarely in the ranks of major European writers such as Robert Musil and Hermann Broch. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt is the story of Peter Kien, a scholarly recluse who lives among and for his great library. The destruction of Kien through the instrument of the illiterate, brutish housekeeper he marries constitutes the plot of the book. The best writers of our time have been concerned with the horror of the modern world--one thinks of Kafka, to whom Canetti has often been compared. But \u003ci\u003eAuto-da-Fé\u003c\/i\u003e stands as a completely original, unforgettable treatment of the modern predicament.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eElias Canetti\u003c\/b\u003e (1905-94) was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1981. His writings include a monumental work of social theory, \u003ci\u003eCrowds and Power\u003c\/i\u003e, and three volumes of memoirs, \u003ci\u003eThe Tongue Set Free\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Torch in My Ear\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Play of the Eyes\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 464\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.3 x 9 x 5.7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 01, 1984\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51762296619296,"sku":"9780374518790","price":23.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/d91f2f12ae2bbed9ee695f1b8aa3bccc.webp?v=1780218896","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/auto-da-fe-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}