{"product_id":"traveler-of-the-century-andrs-neuman-9780374533946","title":"Traveler of the Century","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"The literature of the twenty-first century will belong to Neuman.\" --Roberto Bolaño\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSearching for an inn, the enigmatic traveler Hans stops in a small city on the border between Saxony and Prussia. The next morning, Hans meets an old organ-grinder in the market square and immediately finds himself enmeshed in an intense debate--on identity and what it is that defines us--from which he cannot break free.\u003cbr\u003e Indefinitely stuck in Wandernburg until his debate with the organ-grinder is concluded, he begins to meet the various characters who populate the town, including a young freethinker named Sophie. Though she is engaged to be married, Sophie and Hans begin a relationship that defies contemporary mores about female sexuality and what can and cannot be said about it.\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eTraveler of the Century \u003c\/i\u003eis a deeply intellectual novel, chock-full of discussions about philosophy, history, literature, love, and translation. It is a book that looks to the past in order to have us reconsider the conflicts of our present. The winner of Spain's prestigious Alfaguara Prize and the National Critics Prize, \u003ci\u003eTraveler of the Century \u003c\/i\u003emarks the English-language debut of Andrés Neuman, a writer described by Roberto Bolaño as being \"touched by grace.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Andrés Neuman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0374533946\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780374533946\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Farrar, Strauss \u0026amp; Giroux-3pl\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/07\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 576\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.18lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.76h x 5.35w x 1.45d","brand":"Andrés Neuman","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43994092863743,"sku":"9780374533946","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_9b8b9743-d603-4630-903e-ce2733885f9c.jpg?v=1683328091","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/traveler-of-the-century-andrs-neuman-9780374533946","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}