{"product_id":"runtime-keith-jefferds-9798995765103","title":"Runtime: Iggy's Final Cut","description":"\u003cp\u003eBanished from home and country by the 1918 Bolshevik Revolution, a princely Russian family of four flees ever westward... into the arms of \u003cstrong\u003eGolden Age Hollywood.\u003c\/strong\u003e Along their fraught and winding trajectory toward an uncertain future, young Igor Yurievitch Smertyov retreats into a fantasy life of model-making, \u003cstrong\u003emovie monsters, and the new \"scientific fiction\"\u003c\/strong\u003e-and starts \u003cstrong\u003ea lifetime of catch-up with his past, with his identity, \u003c\/strong\u003e and with his poised, effortlessly creative older brother Sascha. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this\u003cstrong\u003e literary historical novel-a family saga of alternating timelines-\u003c\/strong\u003ewe follow Igor along this rocky road, and see him center stage in his \u003cstrong\u003ecrisis year\u003c\/strong\u003e of 1959 when, as \u003cstrong\u003efilm director\u003c\/strong\u003e \"Iggy Smart,\" he has one last chance to show his Oscar-winning sibling what he's made of. Beset by chronic OCD and a film studio threatening to pull the plug on him, Iggy \u003cstrong\u003estruggles to complete his magnum opus. \u003c\/strong\u003eNever quite sure if he's at the apex of his career or poised over an abyss, Iggy bulls forward against multiple headwinds to finish shooting \u003cem\u003eThe Beast\u003c\/em\u003e-\u003cstrong\u003ea big-monster movie meant to rival Japanese \"kaiju\" films\u003c\/strong\u003e and the classics of his youth, \u003cem\u003eKing Kong\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Lost World.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Keith Jefferds\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798995765103\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Eyes Have It Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/25\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 386\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.13lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.86d","brand":"Keith Jefferds","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48997840158975,"sku":"9798995765103","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/runtime-keith-jefferds-9798995765103","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}