{"product_id":"hamburg-noir-jan-karsten-9781636143064","title":"Hamburg Noir: Library Edition","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eFrom the introduction by Jan Karsten: \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe many facets of Hamburg's ambivalent identity, forged over centuries, are on full display in the stories collected in this anthology. Here, we have assembled some of the city's finest and best-known writers, luminaries in the world of crime fiction and German literature, featuring multiple recipients of the German Crime Fiction Award and the Hubert Fichte Prize, among others. Relative newcomers rub shoulders with established authors, some of whose work now spans decades . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe fourteen stories in this collection all look to where good (crime) fiction has always looked: toward lesser-known settings and living situations, repeatedly drawing our attention to lives overlooked, the lost souls and the powerless who have slipped through the cracks of commerce. The perspectives on the metropolis are as diverse as the writers' backgrounds, resulting in a varied depiction of Hamburg as a colorful hodgepodge of people inhabiting a lively city of millions. Between water and spirits, between power and oblivion, between dream and reality. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eBRAND-NEW STORIES BY: \u003c\/strong\u003e Nora Luttmer, Till Raether, Matthias Wittekindt, Ingvar Ambj rnsen, Bela B Felsenheimer, Jasmin Ramadan, Frank Göhre, Timo Blunck, Katrin Seddig, Tina Uebel, Zoë Beck, Brigitte Helbling, Kai Hensel, and Robert Brack. \u003cem\u003eTranslated by Noah Harley, Geoffrey C. Howes, and Paul David Young.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jan Karsten\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1636143067\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781636143064\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Akashic Books, Ltd.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/05\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 296\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.08lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.81d","brand":"Jan Karsten","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47637427945727,"sku":"9781636143064","price":35.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b4ec2f99-f94d-48e1-887d-8d17c69ab0f3.jpg?v=1765116151","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/hamburg-noir-jan-karsten-9781636143064","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}