{"product_id":"crossings-paperback","title":"Crossings - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAlex Landragin\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eIndie Next Pick! \u003cbr\u003eJenny Lawson Book Club Pick!\u003cbr\u003eBarnes \u0026amp; Noble Book of the Month Pick!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A sparkling debut. Landragin's seductive literary romp shines as a celebration of the act of storytelling.\" \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e--\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Romance, mystery, history, and magical invention dance across centuries in an impressive debut novel.\" \u003cb\u003e--\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e (Starred Review) \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Deft writing seduces the reader in a complex tale of pursuit, denial, and retribution moving from past to future. Highly recommended.\"  \u003cb\u003e--\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e (Starred Review)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlex Landragin's \u003ci\u003eCrossings\u003c\/i\u003e is an unforgettable and explosive genre-bending debut--a novel in three parts, designed to be read in two different directions, spanning a hundred and fifty years and seven lifetimes.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOn the brink of the Nazi occupation of Paris, a German-Jewish bookbinder stumbles across a manuscript called \u003ci\u003eCrossings\u003c\/i\u003e. It has three narratives, each as unlikely as the next. And the narratives can be read one of two ways: either straight through or according to an alternate chapter sequence. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe first story in \u003ci\u003eCrossings\u003c\/i\u003e is a never-before-seen ghost story by the poet Charles Baudelaire, penned for an illiterate girl. Next is a noir romance about an exiled man, modeled on Walter Benjamin, whose recurring nightmares are cured when he falls in love with a storyteller who draws him into a dangerous intrigue of rare manuscripts, police corruption, and literary societies. Finally, there are the fantastical memoirs of a woman-turned-monarch whose singular life has spanned seven generations. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith each new chapter, the stunning connections between these seemingly disparate people grow clearer and more extraordinary. \u003ci\u003eCrossings\u003c\/i\u003e is an unforgettable adventure full of love, longing and empathy.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eALEX LANDRAGIN is a French-Armenian-Australian writer. Currently based in Melbourne, Australia, he has also resided in Paris, Marseille, Los Angeles, New Orleans and Charlottesville. He has previously worked as a librarian, an indigenous community worker and an author of Lonely Planet travel guides in Australia, Europe and Africa. Alex holds an MA in Creative Writing from the University of Melbourne and occasionally performs early jazz piano under the moniker Tenderloin Stomp. \u003ci\u003eCrossings\u003c\/i\u003e is his debut novel.\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 1.1 x 8.2 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 26, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42699234934847,"sku":"9781250796721","price":31.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/55caacc5c5e90de28057f0ff5d78d895.webp?v=1765012914","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/crossings-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}