{"product_id":"my-first-suicide-paperback","title":"My First Suicide - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJerzy Pilch\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eDavid Frick\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePilch's antic sensibility confirms that he is the compatriot of Witold Gombrowicz, the Polish maestro of absurdist pranks. But readers with a taste for the fermented Irish blarney of Flann O'Brien, Samuel Beckett, and John Kennedy Toole might also savor Pilch.--\u003ci\u003eBarnes \u0026amp; Noble Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNeither strictly a collection of stories nor a novel, the ten pieces that comprise \u003ci\u003eMy First Suicide\u003c\/i\u003e straddles the line between intimate revelation and drunken confession. These stories reveal a nostalgic and poetic Pilch, one who can pen a character's lyrical ode to the fate of his father's perfect chess table in one story, examine a teacher's desperate and dangerous infatuation with a student in the next, and then, always true to his obsessions, tell a remarkably touching story that begins by describing his narrator's excitement at the possibility of a three-way with the seductive soccer-fan, Anka Chow Chow.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe stories of \u003ci\u003eMy First Suicide\u003c\/i\u003e combine irony and humor, anecdote and gossip, love and desire with an irresistibly readable style that is vintage Pilch.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJerzy Pilch\u003c\/b\u003e is one of Poland's most important contemporary writers and journalists. In addition to his long-running satirical newspaper column, Pilch has published several novels, and has been nominated for Poland's prestigious NIKE Literary Award four times; he finally won the Award in 2001 for \u003ci\u003eThe Mighty Angel\u003c\/i\u003e. His novels have been translated into numerous languages.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid Frick\u003c\/b\u003e is a professor in the Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures at the University of California, Berkeley.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJerzy Pilch\u003c\/b\u003e is one of Poland's most important contemporary writers and journalists. In addition to his long-running satirical newspaper column, Pilch has published several novels, and has been nominated for Poland's prestigious NIKE Literary Award four times; he finally won the Award in 2001 for \u003ci\u003eThe Mighty Angel\u003c\/i\u003e. His novels have been translated into numerous languages.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid Frick\u003c\/b\u003e is a professor in the Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures at the University of California, Berkeley.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 276\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.81 x 8.52 x 5.54 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 15, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42700516196415,"sku":"9781934824405","price":19.14,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/42b615e046ab1e39de219cd8d33827c5.webp?v=1765017052","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/my-first-suicide-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}