{"product_id":"9780811235167","title":"I Don't Care","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHere, in English at last, is a collection of Ágota Kristóf’s short—sometimes very short—stories, which she selected herself, translated by the peerless Chris Andrews.\u003c\/strong\u003e Written immediately before her masterful trilogy (\u003cem\u003eThe Notebook\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Proof\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Third Lie\u003c\/em\u003e), Kristof’s short fictions oscillate between parable, surrealist anecdotes, and stories animated by a realism stripped to the bone, often returning to the theme of exile: the twin impossibilities of returning home and of reconstructing home elsewhere.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe world of the book has very hard edges: cruelty is almost omnipresent, peace and consolation are scarce. Austere and minimalist, but with a poetic force that shifts the walls in the reader’s mind, Kristof’s penetrating short fictions make for extraordinary and essential reading.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback | 80 pages | 4.60\" x 8.30\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ágota Kristóf","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46947074998504,"sku":"9780811235167x","price":20.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0386\/5896\/5549\/files\/BNCImageAPI_fb2d4901-df1f-4682-b01f-bcbaf26ef0cb.jpg?v=1736249857","url":"https:\/\/typebooks.live\/products\/9780811235167","provider":"TYPE Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}