{"product_id":"private-novelist-fiction-isbn-9780062458308","title":"Private Novelist: Fiction","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom the brilliant and incisive author of \u003cem\u003eMislaid\u003c\/em\u003e—\"a writer of extraordinary talent and range\" (Jonathan Franzen) whose \"capacity for inventions is immense\"  \u003cem\u003e(BookForum\u003c\/em\u003e)—comes a new collection of her earliest work: two wildly funny novellas (\u003cem\u003eSailing Towards the Sunset by Avner Shats\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eEuropean Story for Avner Shats\u003c\/em\u003e) available in one compact volume.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYears ago, Nell Zink resolved to write a book for her friend, the Israeli novelist Avner Shats, that would mirror his remarkable style. Unable to read his Hebrew, she was forced to start from scratch. Now, this tongue-in-cheek homage is available to Nell’s growing readership for the first time, accompanied by a second dazzling and imaginative work that breathes—at Shats’s request—the perfumed air of the Old Europe and stars a figure very much like Shats.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSailing Towards the Sunset by Avner Shats\u003c\/em\u003e is Zink’s faux-translation of Shats’s 1998 novel \u003cem\u003eLashut El Hashkia\u003c\/em\u003e (\"Sailing Towards the Sunset\"). It flows with a narrative spin only the singular Zink could pull off—including both authentic and fictional versions of characters from Shats’s life and work such as the author herself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA fast-moving portrait of expat artists, authors, and academics on fellowships at the Villa Romana in Florence, \u003cem\u003eEuropean Story for Avner Shats\u003c\/em\u003e centers on a trio of three indelible characters: an Israeli writer vaguely reminiscent of Shats, a German specialist in ancient lint, and a beautiful and fraudulent Russian performance artist.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDemonstrating the hallmarks of Zink’s unique talent, \u003cem\u003ePrivate Novelist\u003c\/em\u003e is an intimate look into this acclaimed novelist’s early work that will please her coterie of admirers and further burnish her lustrous reputation.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003eFrom the letters of Nell Zink: two wildly funny novellas now available for the first time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYears ago, Nell Zink took on the challenge of reading a novel by a friend, the Hebrew-language writer Avner Shats. Unable to make sense of his work, she resolved to rewrite it for him from scratch. Now her tongue-in-cheek homage is available for the first time, accompanied by a dazzling and imaginative novella that ingeniously explores questions of art, language, and life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Sailing Toward the Sunset by Avner Shats” is Zink’s faux translation of Shats’ 1998 novel \u003cem\u003eLashut el Ha-Shkiah\u003c\/em\u003e (\u003cem\u003eSailing Toward the Sunset\u003c\/em\u003e). A romantic thriller involving a Mossad agent, a mythical silkie, and fictionalized versions of characters from Shats’ life, including the author herself, the work incorporates a number of previously unpublished short stories, plus Zink’s heartrending memoir “My Memoirs.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA fast-moving portrait of expat artists, authors, and academics on fellowships at a villa in Florence, “European Story for Avner Shats” centers on a trio of indelible characters: a German specialist in ancient lint, an Israeli writer in an extended midlife crisis, and a beautiful and fraudulent Russian performance artist.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDemonstrating the hallmarks of Zink’s unique talent,\u003cem\u003e Private Novelist\u003c\/em\u003e is an intimate look into this acclaimed novelist’s early fiction—touching, sociable, and uproariously funny.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e“Readers who enjoy smart, playful postmodernism will be glad that \u003cem\u003ePrivate Novelist\u003c\/em\u003e has finally been made public. Proof that experimental fiction can be fun.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ecco","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44888409768165,"sku":"NP9780062458308","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780062458308.jpg?v=1730229032","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/private-novelist-fiction-isbn-9780062458308","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}