{"product_id":"martin-dressler-the-tale-of-an-american-dreamer-paperback","title":"Martin Dressler: The Tale of an American Dreamer - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSteven Millhauser\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePULITZER PRIZE WINNER - NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST - The author of \u003ci\u003eVoices in the Night\u003c\/i\u003e reveals the mesmerizing journey of an American dreamer as he walks a haunted line between fantasy and reality, madness and ambition, art and industry. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"This wonderful, wonder-\u003ci\u003efull\u003c\/i\u003e book is a fable and phantasmagoria of the sources of our century.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eYoung Martin Dressler begins his career as an industrious helper in his father's cigar store. In the course of his restless young manhood, he makes a swift and eventful rise to the top, accompanied by two sisters--one a dreamlike shadow, the other a worldly business partner. As the eponymous Martin's vision becomes bolder and bolder, a sense of doom builds piece-by-hypnotic piece until this mesmerizing journey reaches its bitter-sweet conclusion.\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eYoung Martin Dressler begins his career as an industrious helper in his father's cigar store. In the course of his restless young manhood, he makes a swift and eventful rise to the top, accompanied by two sisters--one a dreamlike shadow, the other a worldly business partner. As the eponymous Martin's vision becomes bolder and bolder he walks a haunted line between fantasy and reality, madness and ambition, art and industry, a sense of doom builds piece-by-hypnotic piece until this mesmerizing journey into the heart of an American dreamer reaches its bitter-sweet conclusion.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSteven Millhauser \u003c\/b\u003eis the author of numerous works of fiction, including \u003ci\u003eMartin Dressler, \u003c\/i\u003e which was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in 1997, and, most recently, \u003ci\u003eDangerous Laughter, \u003c\/i\u003e a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e Best Book of the Year. His work has been translated into fifteen languages, and his story \"Eisenheim the Illusionist\" was the basis of the 2006 film \u003ci\u003eThe Illusionist\u003c\/i\u003e. He teaches at Skidmore College and lives in Saratoga Springs, New York.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 8 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 25, 1997\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51756920733984,"sku":"9780679781271","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/9f82750a48fe962000ab0a57d808a7b7.webp?v=1780089216","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/martin-dressler-the-tale-of-an-american-dreamer-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}