{"product_id":"9780300224528","title":"The Mountains of Parnassus","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe Nobel laureate’s unfinished science fiction novel—available in English for the first time ever\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Awarded the Nobel Prize in literature in 1980, Czeslaw Milosz was one of the twentieth century’s most esteemed poets and essayists. This outstanding translation of his only hitherto unavailable work is classic Milosz and a necessary companion volume for scholars and general readers seeking a deeper understanding of his themes. Written in the 1970s and published posthumously in Polish in 2012, Milosz’s deliberately unfinished novel is set in a dystopian future where hierarchy, patriarchy, and religion no longer exist. Echoing the structure of \u003ci\u003eThe Captive Mind\u003c\/i\u003e and written in an experimental, postmodern style, Milosz’s sole work of science fiction follows four individuals: Karel, a disaffected young rebel; Lino, an astronaut who abandons his life of privilege; Petro, a cardinal racked with doubt; and Ephraim, a potential prophet in exile. The original manuscript of this work is held at the Beinecke Library, and this edition will include photographs of the draft.","brand":"Yale University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47116257165552,"sku":"9780300224528","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780300224528_p0.jpg?v=1763670737","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780300224528","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}