{"product_id":"bebuquin-or-the-dilettantes-of-the-miracle-paperback","title":"Bebuquin: Or the Dilettantes of the Miracle - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCarl Einstein\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003ePatrick Healy\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'I am a mirror, a motionless puddle glittering with reflected gaslight. But has a mirror ever mirrored itself?'\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBebuquin\u003c\/em\u003e is the first and only novel of Carl Einstein, arguably the most influential art critic of the early-twentieth century. An anarchist, street fighter and European intellectual of astonishing range, Einstein was hailed as the 'prophet of the avant-garde'.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe novel charts the young Giorgio Bebuquin's hallucinatory journey through the Museum of Cheap Thrills in search of a way to smash the boundaries of logic and causality. Exploding all narrative conventions \u003cem\u003eBebuquin\u003c\/em\u003e is an experimental tour de force, indispensable to understanding the development of literary Expressionism, Dada and Surrealism.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTranslated into English by Patrick Healy, the present edition also features an introduction, a chronology of Einstein's life and the original German text, first published in 1912.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Einstein had it, he really was at the top.' Gottfried Benn\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 148\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.34 x 8 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 11, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51793452171552,"sku":"9789492027122","price":20.23,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/376d7fe41601939316b8d3522ae9f837.webp?v=1780721857","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/bebuquin-or-the-dilettantes-of-the-miracle-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}