{"product_id":"9780802145628","title":"Cosmos: A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003eMilan Kundera called Witold Gombrowicz “one of the great novelists of our century.” His most famous novel, \u003ci\u003eCosmos\u003c\/i\u003e , the recipient of the 1967 International Prize for Literature, is now available in a critically acclaimed translation, for the first time directly from the Polish, by the award-winning translator Danuta Borchardt.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003eCosmos\u003c\/i\u003e is a metaphysical noir thriller narrated by Witold, a seedy, pathetic, and witty student, who is charming and appalling by turns. On his way to a relaxing vacation he meets the despondent Fuks. As they set off together for a family-run pension in the Carpathian Mountains they discover a dead bird hanging from a string. Is this a strange but meaningless occurrence or is it the beginning of a string of bizarre events? As the young men become embroiled in the Chekhovian travails of the family running the pension, Grombrowicz creates a gripping narrative where the reader questions who is sane and who is safe?\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Grove\/Atlantic, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48728961482992,"sku":"9780802145628","price":14.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780802145628_p0.jpg?v=1769906643","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780802145628","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}