{"product_id":"schattenfroh-paperback","title":"Schattenfroh - 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\u003eMichael Lentz\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMax Lawton\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn intricate, metaphysical, ambitious \"psychogeography of the self\" that both disrupts and elevates the 21st century vision of the novel.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eOur narrator is held in complete darkness and isolation. His endless thoughts are turned into the book we are reading--\u003ci\u003eSchattenfroh--\u003c\/i\u003edirected by none other than the narrator's mysterious jailer by the same name. Undulating through explorations of Renaissance art, the German reformation, time-defying esoterica, the printing process in the 16th century, Kabbalistic mysticism, and beyond, \u003ci\u003eSchattenfroh\u003c\/i\u003e is a remarkable book that, in turn, asks the remarkable of its readers. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInterruptions, breaks, and annotations both buoy and deceive, and endless historical references, literary allusions, and wordplay construct a baroque, encyclopedic quest. \u003ci\u003eSchattenfroh\u003c\/i\u003e's publication in English marks a seminal moment in the history of the literary form.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMichael Lentz\u003c\/b\u003e is an award-winning German author, musician, and performer of experimental texts and sound poetry. \u003ci\u003eSchattenfroh\u003c\/i\u003e is his first book to be translated into English. He currently lives in Berlin.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMax Lawton\u003c\/b\u003e is a translator, novelist, and musician. He has translated many books by Vladimir Sorokin, including \u003ci\u003eBlue Lard\u003c\/i\u003e (NYRB Classics), \u003ci\u003eTheir Four Hearts\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eDispatches from the District Committee\u003c\/i\u003e (both from Dalkey Archive Press).\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1001\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2.76 x 8.9 x 5.98 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 09, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44379186462822,"sku":"9781646053827","price":38.15,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/cFg0TsoBfr9781646053827.webp?v=1768917989","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/schattenfroh-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}