{"product_id":"apostoloff-sibylle-lewitscharoff-9780857427199","title":"Apostoloff","description":"\u003cbr\u003e \"Gone, \u003ci\u003efinito\u003c\/i\u003e, The End, I say. A father who puts an end to it all before he wears down the whole family deserves more praise than damnation.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Two sisters travel to Sofia--in a convoy of luxury limousines arranged by a fellow Bulgarian exile--to bury their less-than-beloved father. Like tourists, they are chauffeured by the ever-charming Ruben Apostoloff--one sister in the back seat, one in the passenger seat, one sharp-tongued and aggressive, the other polite and considerate. In a caustic voice, Apostoloff shows them the treasures of his beloved country: the peacock-eye pottery (which contains poisonous dye), the Black Sea coast (which is utterly destroyed), the architecture (a twentieth-century crime). His attempts to win them over seem doomed to fail, as the sisters' Bulgarian heritage is a heavy burden--their father, a successful doctor and melancholy immigrant, appears in their dreams still dragging the rope with which he hanged himself. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e An account of a daughter's bitterly funny reckoning with her father and his country, laden with linguistic wit and black humor, \u003ci\u003eApostoloff\u003c\/i\u003e will introduce the unique voice of Sibylle Lewitscharoff to a new and eager audience.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sibylle Lewitscharoff\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0857427199\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780857427199\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Seagull Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/15\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.10w x 0.70d","brand":"Sibylle Lewitscharoff","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45933896433919,"sku":"9780857427199","price":14.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b8a85aaf-5233-439d-9f83-1a54bf011408.jpg?v=1721789862","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/apostoloff-sibylle-lewitscharoff-9780857427199","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}