{"product_id":"man-without-illness-arnon-grunberg-9781960385628","title":"Man Without Illness","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA taut, disquieting novel from one of today's most fearless and acclaimed Dutch writers.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eMan Without Illness\u003c\/em\u003e, Arnon Grunberg strips down the idea of Western idealism and cultural neutrality through the story of Samarendra Ambani--Sam--a promising Swiss architect who fervently believes that buildings can make life better. Healthy in body, precise in thought, and untouched by suffering, Sam is the \"man without illness.\" But when he travels to Baghdad to design an opera house, his sense of order collapses.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWrongly accused, tortured, humiliated, and expelled from Iraq, Sam returns to Zurich broken but unchanged--or so he believes. He accepts a second commission in Dubai, this time to build a national library, determined to prove that architecture--and rationality--can still hold meaning. But suspicion follows him, and again, the ground beneath him gives way.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eA portrait of modern alienation, \u003cem\u003eMan Without Illness\u003c\/em\u003e is both a psychological drama and a political fable--brilliantly unsettling, mordantly funny, and utterly contemporary.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Arnon Grunberg\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1960385623\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781960385628\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Open Letter Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/24\/2027\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 200\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Arnon Grunberg","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48457563734271,"sku":"9781960385628","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f68a5188-7ec9-4625-8ab2-c78b0576b0ee.jpg?v=1777399970","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/man-without-illness-arnon-grunberg-9781960385628","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}