{"product_id":"9781620970027","title":"Three By Echenoz: Big Blondes, Piano, and Running","description":"A single volume that gathers together three of the most remarkable novels from Jean Echenoz, the “most distinctive French voice of his generation” (\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e), \u003ci\u003eThree by Echenoz\u003c\/i\u003e demonstrates the award-winning author’s extraordinary versatility and elegant yet playful style at its finest.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A parodic thriller sparkling with wit” (\u003ci\u003eL’Humanité\u003c\/i\u003e), \u003ci\u003eBig Blondes\u003c\/i\u003e probes our universal obsession with fame as a television documentary producer tries to track down a renowned singer who has mysteriously disappeared. A darkly comedic, noir-style tour de force, it finally answers the age-old question: do blondes have more fun?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Fluid, never forced…like a garment that fits beautifully even inside-out” (\u003ci\u003eElle\u003c\/i\u003e), \u003ci\u003ePiano\u003c\/i\u003e brings Dante’s \u003ci\u003eInferno\u003c\/i\u003e to contemporary Paris, following Max Delmarc, a concert pianist suffering from paralyzing stage fright and alchoholism, as he meets his untimely death and descends through purgatory—part luxury hotel, part minimum-security prison—into a modern vision of hell.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRunning\u003c\/i\u003e is “a small wonder of writing and humanity” (\u003ci\u003eL’Express\u003c\/i\u003e)—a portrait of the legendary Czech athlete Emil Zátopek, who became a national hero, winning three gold medals at the 1952 Helsinki Olympics even as he was compelled to face the unyielding realities of life under an authoritarian regime.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"New Press, The","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47130673938672,"sku":"9781620970027","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781620970027_p0.jpg?v=1769904949","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781620970027","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}