{"product_id":"the-island-of-second-sight-albert-vigoleis-thelen-9781468307139","title":"The Island of Second Sight","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA dazzling, hallucinatory journey through exile, absurdity, and survival in pre-war Europe. \"One of the greatest books of the twentieth century\" (Thomas Mann)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFleeing the rise of Nazism in 1930s Germany, Albert Vigoleis and his wife Beatrice escape to the Spanish island of Mallorca-only to find themselves entangled in a surreal web of political intrigue, poverty, and philosophical absurdity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat begins as a retreat from tyranny becomes a kaleidoscopic adventure through the margins of history, as the couple navigates Francoist persecution, Nazi spies, and the eccentricities of island life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOriginally published in German in 1953 and hailed as a lost masterpiece, \u003cem\u003eThe Island of Second Sight\u003c\/em\u003e is a sprawling, erudite, and darkly comic novel that blends autobiography with fiction, satire with metaphysics.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOften compared to Thomas Mann's \u003cem\u003eThe Magic Mountain\u003c\/em\u003e and Robert Musil's \u003cem\u003eThe Man Without Qualities\u003c\/em\u003e, Thelen's magnum opus is a literary odyssey of exile, identity, and the search for meaning in a world gone mad.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Albert Vigoleis Thelen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1468307134\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781468307139\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harry N. Abrams\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/25\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 736\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.59lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.98h x 6.10w x 1.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/15\/2013 pg. 40","brand":"Albert Vigoleis Thelen","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48874567270655,"sku":"9781468307139","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-island-of-second-sight-albert-vigoleis-thelen-9781468307139","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}