{"product_id":"9780917990427","title":"2 Stories in English and Dutch","description":"These two stories by Koos Rozemond, with English translations by Aart van den End, manage to be both droll and comedic, subtle and sophisticated. In each story, the narrator creates a central character as a foil for his rich imagination. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCan you continue a conversation-game after an interruption of more than two decades? In \u003ci\u003eSpring in Prague\u003c\/i\u003e the narrator and his Moslem friend Shyam, the publisher of Progressive Islam and a conspirator in an Indonesian coup, meet in Prague after 25 years of silence. Shyam cannot guess that an unusual verbal surprise awaits him. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRiks, the perpetual defendant of \u003ci\u003eRiks\u003c\/i\u003e, is, we learn, vulnerable to questionable company, which causes the narrator to observe, \"That alone is not so bad, but if you're in the wrong social class it'll ruin you.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor an author bio and photo, reviews, and a reading sample, visit bosonbooks.com.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"C\u0026M Online Media, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47131970470128,"sku":"9780917990427","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780917990427_p0.jpg?v=1763868204","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780917990427","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}