{"product_id":"monsters-like-us-hardcover","title":"Monsters Like Us - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eUlrike Almut Sandig\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eKaren Leeder\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA novel of two young friends growing up on divergent paths in the last days of Communist East Germany.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e What is it like to be young and broken in a country that is on the brink of collapse? This is what acclaimed poet and sound artist Ulrike Almut Sandig shows us in her debut novel, through the story of old friends Ruth and Viktor in the last days of Communist East Germany. The two central characters are inseparable since kindergarten, but they are forced to go their different ways to escape their difficult childhood: Ruth into music and the life of a professional musician; Viktor into violence and a neo-Nazi gang. \u003ci\u003eMonsters Like Us\u003c\/i\u003e is a story of families, a story of abuse, a story about the search for redemption and the ways it takes shape over generations. More than anything, it is about the stories we tell ourselves about who we are, and who we want to be. Bold, brutal, and lyrical, this is a coming-of-age novel that charts the hidden violence of the world we live in today.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eBorn in former East Germany in 1979, \u003cb\u003eUlrike Almut Sandig \u003c\/b\u003ehas written two books of short stories, and four volumes of poetry as well as a novel. In 2021 she was invited to give the prestigious Thomas-Kling Poetics Lectures.\u003cb\u003e Karen Leeder\u003c\/b\u003e is a writer, critic, and prize-winning translator of contemporary German literature including work by Durs Grünbein, Volker Braun, Michael Krüger, Evelyn Schlag, and Raoul Schrott.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 172\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.02 x 9.06 x 5.91 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 14, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51766754083104,"sku":"9780857429834","price":21.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/d97ae51a07703a674bdd7a1bfd74d612.webp?v=1780298203","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/monsters-like-us-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}