{"product_id":"a-sensitive-person-paperback","title":"A Sensitive Person - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJachym Topol\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eAlex Zucker\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA brutally funny, carnivalesque novel about love, death, and survival, from the Czech Republic's greatest living author\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Tab, an itinerant Czech actor, travels around Europe on the theater circuit with his partner, Soňa, and their two young sons, attending festivals and performing plays. Confronted with growing resentment toward foreigners, Tab decides to return home to the banks of the Sázava River, southeast of Prague. As soon as they arrive, Tab finds himself falsely accused of a terrible crime and forced to go on the run with his sons. Over the course of their journey, dodging authorities by car, foot, and raft, they encounter a motley cast of allies and enemies. The effects of Tab's sudden reappearance and just-as-sudden disappearance ripple through the community, catalyzing a chaotic chain of events that reaches a final, raucous crescendo. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Hailed as \"a picaresque romp of black humor and fantasy\" (\u003ci\u003eTimes Literary Supplement\u003c\/i\u003e), this is an unforgettable novel about discovering sparks of humanity even in the bleakest of places, in which love or the longing to find it lies around every bend.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJáchym Topol\u003c\/b\u003e is a novelist, poet, dramatist, and journalist. His work has been translated into twenty-five languages. He lives in Prague. \u003cb\u003eAlex Zucker\u003c\/b\u003e has translated novels by such Czech authors as Topol, Bianca Bellová, Petra Hülová, and Tomás Zmeskal. He lives in Brooklyn, NY.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 384\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.93 x 9.25 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 03, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42697104949311,"sku":"9780300247220","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/e9073104848af3e184748d500e4462ee.webp?v=1765008476","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/a-sensitive-person-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}