{"product_id":"kairos-1","title":"Kairos","description":"Now in paperback, Jenny Erpenbeck’s Kairos is a dramatic love story that unfolds as the GDR implodes―“an intimate account of obsessive, transgressive passion” (Claire Messud, Harper’s)\nWINNER OF THE 2024 INTERNATIONAL BOOKER PRIZE\nLONGLISTED FOR THE 2023 NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FOR TRANSLATED LITERATURE\nLONGLISTED FOR THE 2024 NATIONAL TRANSLATION AWARD IN PROSE\nAn epic storyteller with the most powerful voice in contemporary German literature, Jenny Erpenbeck has created an unforgettably compelling masterpiece with Kairos. The story of a romance begun in East Berlin at the end of the 1980s: the passionate yet difficult long-running affair of Katharina and Hans hits the rocks as a whole world―the socialist GDR―melts away. As the Times Literary Supplement writes: “The weight of history, the particular experiences of East and West, and the ways in which cultural and subjective memory shape individual identity has always been present in Erpenbeck’s work. She knows that no one is all bad, no state all rotten, and she masterfully captures the existential bewilderment of his period between states and ideologies.”\nIn the opinion of her superbly gifted translator Michael Hofmann, Kairos is the great post-Unification novel.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 0811238539\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: BVV.0811238539.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Erpenbeck, Jenny|Hofmann, Michael\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: The item shows wear from consistent use, but it remains in good condition and works perfectly. All pages and cover are intact  including the dust cover, if applicable . Spine may show signs of wear. Pages may include limited notes and highlighting. May NOT include discs, access code or other supplemental materials.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Blue Vase Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43254635233341,"sku":"BVV.0811238539.G","price":8.15,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0589\/4225\/9261\/files\/0811238539-0.jpg?v=1780694868","url":"https:\/\/www.bluevasebooks.com\/products\/kairos-1","provider":"Blue Vase Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}