{"product_id":"schattenfroh-michael-lentz-9781646053827","title":"Schattenfroh","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn intricate, metaphysical, ambitious \"psychogeography of the self\" that both disrupts and elevates the 21st century vision of the novel.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eOur narrator is held in complete darkness and isolation. His endless thoughts are turned into the book we are reading--\u003ci\u003eSchattenfroh--\u003c\/i\u003edirected by none other than the narrator's mysterious jailer by the same name. Undulating through explorations of Renaissance art, the German reformation, time-defying esoterica, the printing process in the 16th century, Kabbalistic mysticism, and beyond, \u003ci\u003eSchattenfroh\u003c\/i\u003e is a remarkable book that, in turn, asks the remarkable of its readers. Interruptions, breaks, and annotations both buoy and deceive, and endless historical references, literary allusions, and wordplay construct a baroque, encyclopedic quest. \u003ci\u003eSchattenfroh\u003c\/i\u003e's publication in English marks a seminal moment in the history of the literary form.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michael Lentz\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1646053826\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781646053827\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Deep Vellum Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/19\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 1001\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Michael Lentz","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46685564928255,"sku":"9781646053827","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_4d2886e5-48f5-4958-ad3d-4f56b82f328c.jpg?v=1741726134","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/schattenfroh-michael-lentz-9781646053827","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}