{"product_id":"justine-paperback","title":"Justine - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eIben Mondrup\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eKerri A. Pierce\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Mondru's prose is ablaze, cruising around with her inside a bruised and beaten artist's soul is a veritable party. . . . By God she's a great prose stylist full of character.--\u003ci\u003ePolitiken\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDanish Women Writers Series\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStylistically provocative, \u003ci\u003eJustine\u003c\/i\u003e tells the story of a young female artist whose life is upended when her house burns down with all of the artworks for her upcoming exhibit inside. With little time left to recreate every-thing she's lost, Justine embarks on a series of sexual escapades with a sort of doomed intensity that foreshadows the novel's final, dark twist.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough flashbacks and fragmented memories, we see Justine as a student at the Art Academy first discovering the misogynistic order that rules the Danish art world, and later on as she constantly challenges its expectations--both in the studio and in bed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA personal meditation on artistic identity, creative process, and the male-dominated art scene, the novel veers between the erotic and the savage, resulting in a spellbinding read from one of Denmark's edgiest contemporary feminist writers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIben Mondrup\u003c\/b\u003e is a trained visual artist from The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts who is also the author of four novels, including \u003ci\u003eJustine\u003c\/i\u003e, its sequel, and \u003ci\u003eGodhavn\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKerri A. Pierce \u003c\/b\u003ehas published translations from seven different languages in a variety of genres--fiction and nonfiction, novel and short story. Her translation of \u003ci\u003eThe Faster I Walk, The Smaller I Am \u003c\/i\u003eby Kjersti A. Skomsvold was a finalist for the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIben Mondrup\u003c\/b\u003e is a trained visual artist from The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts who is also the author of four novels, including \u003ci\u003eJustine\u003c\/i\u003e, its sequel, and \u003ci\u003eGodhavn.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKerri A. Pierce\u003c\/b\u003e has published translations from seven different languages in a variety of genres--fiction and non-fiction, novel and short story. Her translation of \u003ci\u003eThe Faster I Walk, The Smaller I Am\u003c\/i\u003e by Kjersti A. Skomsvold was a finalist for the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 212\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.4 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 15, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51769855639840,"sku":"9781940953489","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/dd21c933a112395153f041a510d2bb85.webp?v=1780358353","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/justine-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}