{"product_id":"9780974888163","title":"Winter Journey","description":"\u003cp\u003eWith this highly original collection of short stories, Catalonian writer Jaume Cabré takes his place among the masters of the form. In \u003ci\u003eWinter Journey\u003c\/i\u003e, the reader encounters disparate and often desperate characters—pianist, cuckold, whore, organ builder, rabbi, priest, scholar, thief, hitman, madman, Holocaust survivor, oligarch, failed artist—who challenge notions about will, morality, and “the riddle of existence.” This is not a selection of individual stories, but a singularly brilliant and enigmatic narrative, novelistic in its approach, with mysterious connections linking characters, objects, and ideas across time and place. The text takes the form of a Schubertian musical progression in prose, a philosophical mystery moving freely through a labyrinth of centuries and cities, historical and contemporary. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRichly allusive with its themes and motifs of music and art, \u003ci\u003eWinter Journey\u003c\/i\u003e will continue to provoke questions long after the reader has closed the book. This edition represents the first translation of Cabré’s work into English and an invitation to many more readers to come along for the ride.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Swan Isle Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47009836630256,"sku":"9780974888163","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780974888163_p0.jpg?v=1763869138","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780974888163","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}