{"product_id":"august-blue-hardcover","title":"August Blue - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDeborah Levy\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA new novel from the Booker Prize finalist Deborah Levy, the celebrated author of \u003ci\u003eThe Man Who Saw Everything\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Cost of Living\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAt the height of her career, the piano virtuoso Elsa M. Anderson--former child prodigy, now in her thirties--walks off the stage in Vienna, mid-performance. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNow she is in Athens, watching an uncannily familiar woman purchase a pair of mechanical dancing horses at a flea market. Elsa wants the horses too, but there are no more for sale. She drifts to the ferry port, on the run from her talent and her history. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSo begins her journey across Europe, shadowed by the elusive woman who seems to be her double. A dazzling portrait of melancholy and metamorphosis, Deborah Levy's \u003ci\u003eAugust Blue\u003c\/i\u003e uncovers the ways in which we attempt to revise our oldest stories and make ourselves anew.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDeborah Levy \u003c\/b\u003ewrites fiction, plays, and poetry. Her work has been staged by the Royal Shakespeare Company, broadcast on the BBC, and widely translated. She is the author of highly praised novels, including \u003ci\u003eThe Man Who Saw Everything\u003c\/i\u003e (long-listed for the Booker Prize), \u003ci\u003eHot Milk \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eSwimming Home\u003c\/i\u003e (both Man Booker Prize finalists), \u003ci\u003eThe Unloved\u003c\/i\u003e, and\u003ci\u003e Billy and Girl\u003c\/i\u003e; the acclaimed story collection\u003ci\u003e Black Vodka\u003c\/i\u003e;\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eand two parts of her working autobiography, \u003ci\u003eThings I Don't Want to Know\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Cost of Living. S\u003c\/i\u003ehe lives in London and is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 208\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.84 x 8.5 x 5.83 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 06, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42732325044287,"sku":"9780374602048","price":32.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/fec1a6217c28cdc2abfad1fbb8a6610b.webp?v=1765132091","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/august-blue-hardcover","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}