{"product_id":"rock-crystal-paperback","title":"Rock Crystal - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAdalbert Stifter\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMarianne Moore\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator), \u003cb\u003eElizabeth Mayer\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSeemingly the simplest of stories--a passing anecdote of village life-- Rock Crystal opens up into a tale of almost unendurable suspense. This jewel-like novella by the writer that Thomas Mann praised as \"one of the most extraordinary, the most enigmatic, the most secretly daring and the most strangely gripping narrators in world literature\" is among the most unusual, moving, and memorable of Christmas stories. Two children--Conrad and his little sister, Sanna--set out from their village high up in the Alps to visit their grandparents in the neighboring valley. It is the day before Christmas but the weather is mild, though of course night falls early in December and the children are warned not to linger. The grandparents welcome the children with presents and pack them off with kisses. Then snow begins to fall, ever more thickly and steadily. Undaunted, the children press on, only to take a wrong turn. The snow rises higher and higher, time passes: it is deep night when the sky clears and Conrad and Sanna discover themselves out on a glacier, terrifying and beautiful, the heart of the void. Adalbert Stifter's rapt and enigmatic tale, beautifully translated by Elizabeth Mayer and Marianne Moore, explores what can be found between Christmas Eve and Christmas Day--or on any night of the year.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAdalbert Stifter\u003c\/b\u003e (1805-1868), the Austrian writer, poet, and painter, grew up in Bohemia and was educated at the University of Vienna. Among his most famous works are the novel \u003ci\u003eIndian Summer\u003c\/i\u003e and a collection of stories, \u003ci\u003e Colored Stones\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eFanny Howe\u003c\/b\u003e, the author of more than twenty books of poetry and prose, was the recipient of the 2001 Lenore Marshall Poetry Prize for her Selected Poems. She was short-listed for the Griffin Poetry Prize in 2001 and 2005. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eMarianne Moore\u003c\/b\u003e (1887-1972) is universally recognized as one of America's finest poets. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eElizabeth Mayer\u003c\/b\u003e (1884-1970) was a German-born American translator and editor.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 96\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 8 x 4.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 16, 2008\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51771255128352,"sku":"9781590172858","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/1165680180db8323b599e9ee34d04164.webp?v=1780383627","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/rock-crystal-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}