{"product_id":"the-ogre-paperback","title":"The Ogre - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMichel Tournier\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eBarbara Bray\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA highly praised novel from the author of \u003ci\u003eGemini\u003c\/i\u003e--now in a new paperback edition\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn international bestseller and winner of the Prix Goncourt, France's most prestigious literary award, \u003ci\u003eThe Ogre\u003c\/i\u003e is a masterful tale of innocence, perversion, and obsession. It follows the passage of strange, gentle Abel Tiffauges from submissive schoolboy to \"ogre\" of the Nazi school at the castle of Kaltenborn, taking us deeper into the dark heart of fascism than any novel since \u003ci\u003eThe Tin Drum\u003c\/i\u003e. Until the very last page, when Abel meets his mystic fate in the collapsing ruins of the Third Reich, it shocks us, dazzles us, and above all holds us spellbound.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn international bestseller and winner of the Prix Goncourt, France's most prestigious literary award, The Ogre is a masterful tale of innocence, perversion, and obsession. It follows the passage of strange, gentle Abel Tiffauges from submissive schoolboy to \"ogre\" of the Nazi school at the castle of Kaltenborn, taking us deeper into the dark heart of fascism than any novel since The Tin Drum.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBorn in 1924 in Paris, \u003cb\u003e Michel Tournier \u003c\/b\u003estudied philosophy and then became a journalist and a writer. He is the author of several novels, including \u003ci\u003eFriday\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Four Wise Men\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGemini\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Golden Droplet\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003ci\u003eFriday\u003c\/i\u003e is also available in paperback from Johns Hopkins. \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 0.84 x 7.94 x 5.44 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 18, 1997\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42722949136447,"sku":"9780801855900","price":65.56,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/cb2727f4cbc1b9cd001160c3387f478f.webp?v=1765097492","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/the-ogre-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}