{"product_id":"the-box-tales-from-the-darkroom-paperback","title":"The Box: Tales from the Darkroom - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGünter Grass\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"It is impossible not to be impressed by  Grass's] inexhaustible desire to experiment with the novel and by the many good stories and passages of exquisite writing in \u003ci\u003eThe Box\u003c\/i\u003e.\"--Charles Simic, \u003ci\u003eNew York Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this inspired and daring work of fiction, G nter Grass writes in the voices of his eight children as they record memories of their childhoods, of growing up, and especially of their father, who was always at work on a new book, always at the margins of their lives. Memories contradictory, happy, loving, accusatory--they piece together an intimate picture of this most public of men. To say nothing of Marie, a photographer and family friend of many years, perhaps even a lover, whose snapshots taken with an old-fashioned Agfa box camera provide the author with ideas for his work. But her images offer much more than simple replication. They reveal a truth beyond ordinary life, depict the future, tell what might have been, grant the wishes of those photographed. The children speculate on the nature of this magic: Was the enchanted camera a source of inspiration for their father? Did it represent the power of art itself? Was it the eye of God? An audacious literary experiment, \u003ci\u003eThe Box\u003c\/i\u003e is Grass at his best. \u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is impossible not to be impressed by [Grass s] inexhaustible desire to experiment with the novel and by the many good stories and passages of exquisite writing in \u003ci\u003eThe Box\u003c\/i\u003e. Charles Simic, \u003ci\u003eNew York Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003eIn this inspired and daring work of fiction, Gunter Grass writes in the voices of his eight children as they record memories of their childhoods, of growing up, and especially of their father, who was always at work on a new book, always at the margins of their lives. Memories contradictory, happy, loving, accusatory they piece together an intimate picture of this most public of men. To say nothing of Marie, a photographer and family friend of many years, perhaps even a lover, whose snapshots taken with an old-fashioned Agfa box camera provide the author with ideas for his work. But her images offer much more than simple replication. They reveal a truth beyond ordinary life, depict the future, tell what might have been, grant the wishes of those photographed. The children speculate on the nature of this magic: Was the enchanted camera a source of inspiration for their father? Did it represent the power of art itself? Was it the eye of God? An audacious literary experiment, \u003ci\u003eThe Box\u003c\/i\u003e is Grass at his best. \u003cbr\u003eGUNTER GRASS was born in Danzig, Germany, in 1927. He is the widely acclaimed author of numerous books, including \u003ci\u003eThe Tin Drum\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMy Century\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCrabwalk\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003ePeeling the Onion\u003c\/i\u003e. He was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1999. \u003cbr\u003e \"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 208\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.52 x 8.08 x 5.32 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 11, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42133090467975,"sku":"9780547577647","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/2607acdbb1d21f44c9e22412325089ae.webp?v=1732631710","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/the-box-tales-from-the-darkroom-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}