{"product_id":"the-key-to-reality-ilarie-voronca-9781645250913","title":"The Key to Reality","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Everything I imagine exists. So what exists is greater than what I imagine.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003eOriginally published in 1944, and here presented for the first time in English, expertly translated from the French by Sue Boswell, \u003cem\u003eThe Key to Reality, by the\u003c\/em\u003e avant-garde Romanian author Ilarie Voronca, is one of the great surrealist short story collections. Featuring fifteen pieces of prose, including a selection of dream-like \"notes\", the present book introduces the reader to an office worker who has in his desk drawer, amongst other things, a horse and a tree; a story-teller who has a path running through his bedroom; a street vendor whose customers might be imaginary, as might be his wares.  At once enchanting, visionary, and poignant, \u003cem\u003eThe Key to Reality is a masterpiece of narrative reflection that operates like a series of magic spells which, with great poetic beauty, transform the ordinary into the extraordinary.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ilarie Voronca, Brendan Connell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1645250911\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781645250913\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Snuggly Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/29\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 162\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.47lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.37d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/31\/2022","brand":"Ilarie Voronca","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44049953030399,"sku":"9781645250913","price":16.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_475d72c9-ade1-4ba4-b659-92da3c5bd7b6.jpg?v=1685004340","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-key-to-reality-ilarie-voronca-9781645250913","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}