{"product_id":"the-electric-hotel-dominic-smith-9781250619679","title":"The Electric Hotel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA sweeping work of historical fiction from the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e-bestselling author Dominic Smith, \u003ci\u003eThe Electric Hotel\u003c\/i\u003e is a spellbinding story of art and love.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor more than thirty years, Claude Ballard has been living at the Hollywood Knickerbocker Hotel. A French pioneer of silent films who started out as a concession agent for the Lumi re brothers, the inventors of cinema, Claude now spends his days foraging for mushrooms in the hills of Los Angeles and taking photographs of runaways and the striplings along Sunset Boulevard. But when a film history student comes to interview Claude about \u003ci\u003eThe Electric Hotel\u003c\/i\u003e--the lost masterpiece that bankrupted him and ended the career of his muse, Sabine Montrose--the past comes surging back. In his run-down hotel suite, the ravages of the past are waiting to be excavated: celluloid fragments in desperate need of restoration, as well as Claude's memories of the woman who inspired and beguiled him. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Electric Hotel\u003c\/i\u003e is a portrait of a man entranced by the magic of moviemaking, a luminous romance, and a whirlwind trip through early cinema. Sit back, relax, and enjoy the show.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Dominic Smith\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 125061967X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781250619679\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Picador USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/01\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.40w x 1.00d","brand":"Dominic Smith","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44046474313983,"sku":"9781250619679","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_2577605e-559c-4d27-be01-0c2ae7f3062b.jpg?v=1684984753","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-electric-hotel-dominic-smith-9781250619679","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}