{"product_id":"bmoondocks-arno-schmidt-9781628976816","title":"B\/Moondocks","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA dual narrative of pastoral innocence and postapocalyptic survival, Arno Schmidt's monumental and fiercely inventive novel returns as a definitive edition.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe novel weaves together two unforgettable worlds: a quiet weekend in the German countryside in the 1950s, and a stark colony on the moon, where the last survivors of a nuclear war endure a tense, lingering Cold War. Through this inventive double story, Arno Schmidt crafts a biting satire of political divisions, a moving reflection on what we preserve when civilization crumbles, and an intimate portrait of a couple seeking a way forward. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eA dazzling and demanding masterwork of linguistic play and formal innovation, \u003cem\u003e B\/Moondocks \u003c\/em\u003estands as the brilliant culmination of Schmidt's early period, a clear gateway to his late masterworks, and a powerful testament to his status as the essential, experimental titan of post-war German literature. \u003cem\u003eB\/Moondocks\u003c\/em\u003e is an audacious work of science fiction, with its stark vision of ideological conflict and cultural survival, feels unnervingly prescient in our own politically fractured age. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Arno Schmidt\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1628976810\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781628976816\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Dalkey Archive Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/23\/2027\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 200\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Arno Schmidt","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48997320425727,"sku":"9781628976816","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/bmoondocks-arno-schmidt-9781628976816","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}