{"product_id":"tyll-daniel-kehlmann-9780525562726","title":"Tyll","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Best Historical Fiction of 2020\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Guardian'\u003c\/i\u003es Best Fiction of 2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThrillist\u003c\/i\u003e's Best Books of the Year\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eDaniel Kehlmann transports the medieval legend of the trickster Tyll Ulenspiegel to the seventeenth century in an enchanting work of magical realism, macabre humor, and rollicking adventure. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTyll is a scrawny boy growing up in a quiet village until his father, a miller with a forbidden interest in alchemy and magic, is found out by the church. After Tyll flees with the baker's daughter, he falls in with a traveling performer who teaches him his trade. As a juggler and a jester, Tyll forges his own path through a world devastated by the Thirty Years' War, evading witch-hunters, escaping a collapsed mine outside a besieged city, and entertaining the exiled King and Queen of Bohemia along the way. \u003cbr\u003eThe result is both a riveting story and a moving tribute to the power of art in the face of the senseless brutality of history. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eTranslated from the German by Ross Benjamin\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Daniel Kehlmann\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0525562729\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780525562726\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Vintage\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/09\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.20w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Man Booker International Prize - Nominee","brand":"Daniel Kehlmann","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44051270369535,"sku":"9780525562726","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_0f0a2550-3e75-4a9e-ba36-2b44397a4c47.jpg?v=1685012094","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/tyll-daniel-kehlmann-9780525562726","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}