{"product_id":"empty-theatre-a-novel-or-the-lives-of-king-ludwig-ii-of-bavaria-and-empress-sisi-of-austria-queen-of-hungary-cousins-in-their-pursuit-of-connect-paperback","title":"Empty Theatre: A Novel: Or the Lives of King Ludwig II of Bavaria and Empress Sisi of Austria (Queen of Hungary), Cousins, in Their Pursuit of Connect - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJac Jemc\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA wildly over-the-top social satire reimagining the mad misadventures of the iconic royal cousins King Ludwig and Empress Sisi, from the incomparable Jac Jemc.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHistory knows them as King Ludwig II of Bavaria and Empress Elizabeth of Austria, icons of the late nineteenth century who died young and left behind magnificent portraits and palaces. But to each other they were Ludwig and Sisi, cousins who shared a passion for beauty and a stubborn refusal to submit to the roles imposed upon them. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLudwig, simultaneously spoiled and punished for his softness and \"unmanly\" interests, falls hard for the operas of Richard Wagner and neglects his state duties in the pursuit of art. Sisi, married at the age of sixteen to her beloved Franzl, bristles at the restrictions of her elevated position, the value placed on her beauty, and the simultaneous expectation that she ravage her body again and again in childbirth. Both absurdly vain, both traumatized by the demands of their roles, Sisi and Ludwig struggle against the ideals they are expected to embody, and resist through extravagance, petulance, performance, and frivolity. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA tragicomic tour de force, Jac Jemc's\u003ci\u003e Empty Theatre\u003c\/i\u003e immerses readers in Ludwig and Sisi's rarefied, ridiculous, restrictive world, and takes us on an unforgettable journey through two extraordinary parallel lives.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJac Jemc \u003c\/b\u003eis the author of \u003ci\u003eFalse Bingo\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Grip of It\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMy Only Wife\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eA Different Bed Every Time\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003ci\u003e My Only Wife\u003c\/i\u003e was a finalist for the 2013 PEN\/Robert W. Bingham Prize for Debut Fiction and winner of the Paula Anderson Book Award, and her story collection \u003ci\u003eFalse Bingo\u003c\/i\u003e won the Chicago Review of Books\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eAward for Fiction, was a Lambda Award finalist, and was long-listed for the Story Prize. Jemc teaches creative writing at the University of California San Diego.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 464\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 7.72 x 4.88 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 20, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44326969081958,"sku":"9781250872180","price":27.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/HoMAmg7bC-9781250872180.webp?v=1768247443","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/empty-theatre-a-novel-or-the-lives-of-king-ludwig-ii-of-bavaria-and-empress-sisi-of-austria-queen-of-hungary-cousins-in-their-pursuit-of-connect-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}