{"product_id":"9780547542034","title":"Memoir From Antproof Case: A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn old man recounts the raucous adventure of his life through war, obsession and the 20th century in this “rapturous and melancholy new novel” (\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn old American who lives in Brazil is writing his memoirs. Call him Oscar Progresso—or whatever else you like. He sits in a mountain garden in Niterói, overlooking the ocean. As he reminisces and writes, placing the pages carefully in his antproof case, an epic adventure unfolds. We learn that he was a World War II ace who was shot down twice, an investment banker who met with popes and presidents, and a man who was never not in love.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut that doesn’t begin to cover our narrator’s immense and fascinating journey through the 20th century. He was also the thief of the century, a murderer, and a protector of the innocent. All his life he waged a valiant, losing, one-man battle against the world’s most insidious enslaver: coffee.\u003c\/p\u003e The acclaimed author of Winter’s Tale and A soldier of the Great War, Mark Helprin now offers “a tour de force that combines adventure, romance and an overview of the 20th century into a bittersweet narrative” (\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review).","brand":"Houghton Mifflin Harcourt","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47113363325168,"sku":"9780547542034","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780547542034_p0.jpg?v=1763716157","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780547542034","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}