{"product_id":"in-a-dark-wood-paperback","title":"In A Dark Wood - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMarcel Ming\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eShaun Whiteside\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA magnificently ambitious and enthralling novel that confirms Moring's place as one of the most significant European novelists now at work.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt the end of the Second World War, Jacob Noah emerges from the hole in the ground where he has been hiding for the past three years, and cycles madly back to his home town to find that his parents and brother have perished at the hands of the Nazis. Setting himself up as a shoemaker in the Dutch town of Assen, Noah patiently expands his business until he has become the most influential entrepreneur in the city.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut however wealthy he becomes, nothing can console him for the loss of his family and the tragedy of history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn June 1980, on the eve of Assen's annual TT races, a despairing Noah sets off on a journey into the depths of his soul. Guided by a shabby, supernatural pedlar calling himself the 'Jew of Assen', he descends into the smoky heart of the town, a man-made hell modelled on Dis, the city in Dante's Inferno. In a rich and varied explosion of styles, fantasy and philosophical speculations, Marcel Ming leads us on a voyage through the dark heart of the twentieth century, and through a vivid exploration of loss and guilt.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMarcel Ming is widely considered Holland's leading contemporary writer. He is the author of four previous novels.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 464\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.15 x 8 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 19, 2009\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42706634932287,"sku":"9780007129669","price":20.71,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/2471c8c1ee7dab5d73429c4de110d814.webp?v=1765041167","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/in-a-dark-wood-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}