{"product_id":"lions-of-the-grunewald-paperback","title":"Lions of the Grunewald - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAidan Higgins\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHere is the great Irish novel of Berlin, way back before the Wall came down.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Dallan Weaver, a writer and professor who's been fêted and flattered but has seen better days, has come to the great divided city as a guest of DILDO (Deutsche-Internationale Literatur-Dienst Organization). On arriving, Weaver's life immediately begins to fall apart. Women fight over him. He is not always in the soberest state of mind. Moving from relatively conventional narrative to deliriously long lists, incorporating everything from children's drawings to minute recollections of dreams, \u003ci\u003eLions of the Grunewald\u003c\/i\u003e is--in the author's own words--a \"missionary stew,\" marvelously served up in Aidan Higgins's inimitable style.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAidan Higgins\u003c\/b\u003e, born in Celbridge, County Kildare, Ireland, in 1927, wrote short stories, novels, travel pieces, radio plays, and a large body of criticism. A consummate stylist, his writing is lush and complex. His books include \u003ci\u003eScenes from a Receding Past\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBornholm Night-Ferry\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBalcony of Europe\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eLangrishe, Go Down\u003c\/i\u003e, which won the James Tait Black Memorial Prize in 1966 and was later adapted for television by Harold Pinter. Higgins died in Kinsale, Ireland, in 2015.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 285\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 18, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51766593061152,"sku":"9781628974409","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/71c284af2e81c641923d4d2d16c4ea55.webp?v=1780295314","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/lions-of-the-grunewald-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}