{"product_id":"the-translation-of-dr-apelles-david-treuer-9781555974510","title":"The Translation of Dr. Apelles: A Love Story","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA daring new novel that may be David Treuer's best book (Charles Baxter)\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eHe realizes he has discovered a document that could change his life forever.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDr Apelles, Native American translator of Native American texts, lives a diligent existence. He works at a library and, in his free time, works on his translations. Without his realizing it, his world has become small. One day he stumbles across an ancient manuscript only he can translate. What begins as a startling discovery quickly becomes a vital quest--not only to translate the document but to find love. Through the riddle of Dr Apelles's heart, \u003ci\u003eThe Translation of Dr Apelles \u003c\/i\u003eexplores the boundaries of human emotion, charts the power of the language to both imprison and liberate, and maps the true dimensions of the Native American experience. As Dr Apelles's quest nears its surprising conclusion, the novel asks the reader to speculate on whose power is greater: The imaginer or the imagined? The lover or the beloved? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this brilliant mystery of letters in the tradition of Calvino, Borges, and Saramago, David Treuer excavates the persistent myths that belittle the contemporary Native American experience and lays bare the terrible power of the imagination.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David Treuer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1555974511\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781555974510\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Graywolf Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/22\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.44lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.22h x 6.62w x 1.19d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/31\/2006 pg. 49\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/15\/2006 pg. 29\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/15\/2006","brand":"David Treuer","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43989305229567,"sku":"9781555974510","price":23.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_68b8c057-fc1e-4b06-b496-80c59cd2b9a5.jpg?v=1683298750","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-translation-of-dr-apelles-david-treuer-9781555974510","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}