{"product_id":"the-facts-behind-the-helsinki-yann-martel-9780156032452","title":"The Facts Behind the Helsinki Roccamatios","description":"Here are four unforgettable stories by the author of Life of Pi. Written earlier in Martel's career, these tales display that startling mix of dazzle and depth that have made Yann Martel an international phenomenon. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eInventive in form and timeless in content, each story is moving and thought-provoking. A Canadian university student visiting Washington, D.C., experiences the Vietnam War through an intense musical encounter. Variations of a warden's letter to the mother of a man he has just executed reveal how each life is contained in its end. A young man's fascination with the mirror-making machine he finds in his grandmother's attic is juxtaposed with the reminiscences it evokes from his grandmother. And, in the exquisite title story, a young man dying of AIDS joins his friend in fashioning a story of the Roccamatio family of Helsinki, set against the yearly march of the twentieth century. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Yann Martel\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0156032457\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780156032452\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Mariner Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/05\/2005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 228\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.46lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.22h x 6.28w x 0.64d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eIngram Advance\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2005 pg. 64\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/02\/2005 pg. 32","brand":"Yann Martel","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43981469090047,"sku":"9780156032452","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_048fd4df-2e6b-430b-8a40-a27877ceb831.jpg?v=1683255759","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-facts-behind-the-helsinki-yann-martel-9780156032452","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}