{"product_id":"killing-auntie-paperback","title":"Killing Auntie - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAndrzej Bursa\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eWiesiek Powaga\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Deliciously wicked ... readers will also find plenty to enjoy (one sequence of unwitting cannibalism is particularly memorable).\"--\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFast-moving and witty in style and tone, this novel is one not soon forgotten.--\u003ci\u003eWorld Literature Today\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere's considerable charm to Bursa's clever variation on the story of youth seeking purpose ... A nicely off-beat little novel.--\u003ci\u003eThe Complete Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Polish postwar firebrand Andrzej Bursa acquired a reputation as a quick-burning, existentially tormented rebel. . . . Yet Bursa's dark humor and deadpan satire . . . keep utter bleakness at bay.--\u003ci\u003eThe Independent\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA revolution against the banality of everyday life.--\u003ci\u003eGazeta Krakowska\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA young university student named Jurek, with no particular ambitions or talents, is adrift. After his doting aunt asks him to perform a small chore, he decides to kill her for no good reason other than, perhaps, boredom. \u003ci\u003eKilling Auntie\u003c\/i\u003e follows Jurek as he seeks to dispose of the corpse--a task more difficult than one might imagine--and then falls in love with a girl he meets on a train. Can he tell her what he's done? Will that ruin everything?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI'm convinced--simply--that we are all guilty, says Jurek, and his adventures with nosy neighbors, false-toothed grandmothers, and love-making lynxes shed light on how an entire society becomes involved in the murder and disposal of dear old Auntie. This is a short comedic masterpiece combining elements of Fyodor Dostoevsky, Jean-Paul Sartre, Franz Kafka, and Joseph Heller, coming together in the end to produce an unforgettable tale of murder and--just maybe--redemption.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAndrzej Bursa\u003c\/b\u003e was born in 1934 in Krakow, Poland, and died twenty-five years later. In his brief lifetime he composed some of the most original Polish writing of the twentieth century. \u003ci\u003eKilling Auntie\u003c\/i\u003e is his only novel. His brilliant career and tragic early death established him as a cult figure among restless and disenchanted youth.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eAndrzej Bursa was born in 1932 in Krakow, Poland, and died twenty-five years later of a heart attack. In his brief lifetime he composed some of the most original Polish writing of the 20th century. Killing Auntie is his only novel. His brilliant career and tragic early death established him as a cult figure among restless and disenchanted youth.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 110\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 7.8 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 04, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51769878053152,"sku":"9781939931214","price":12.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/075533ef163531b9c90785f2f81681bc.webp?v=1780358908","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/killing-auntie-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}