{"product_id":"nobodaddys-children-arno-schmidt-9781628974560","title":"Nobodaddy's Children","description":"\u003ci\u003eNobodaddy's Children \u003c\/i\u003eis a trilogy of novels that traces life in Germany from the Nazi era through the postwar years and into an apocalyptic future. \u003ci\u003eScenes from the Life of a Faun\u003c\/i\u003e recounts the dreary life of a government worker who escapes the banality of war by researching the exploits of a deserter from the Napoleonic Wars nicknamed The Faun. \u003ci\u003eBrand's Heath\u003c\/i\u003e deals with the chaos of the immediate postwar period as a writer joins a small community of \"survivors\" to try to forge a new life, and \u003ci\u003eDark Mirrors \u003c\/i\u003eis set in a future where civilization has been virtually destroyed. \u003ci\u003eDark Mirrors\u003c\/i\u003e' narrator fears he may be the last man on earth until the discovery of another creates new fears. All three novels are characterized by Schmidt's unique combination of sharply observed details, sarcastic asides, and wide erudition.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Arno Schmidt\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1628974567\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781628974560\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 01\/28\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Arno Schmidt","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44073805480191,"sku":"9781628974560","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b376e5ab-983c-451b-ae9c-94af555d0b66.jpg?v=1685450010","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/nobodaddys-children-arno-schmidt-9781628974560","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}