{"product_id":"the-end-isbn-9781953861429","title":"The End","description":"\u003cb\u003eA serpentine maze of memory and artistic obsession in post-war communist Hungary told in bold experimental style and perfect for fans of Helen DeWitt\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNothing approximates death as closely as photography.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUnspooling like a roll of film, \u003ci\u003eThe End\u003c\/i\u003e captures in frames of language the faces and places of András’ memory, which together form a fever-dream collage of an artist’s psyche.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn a small town in communist Hungary, András Szabad’s childhood comes to an abrupt end with his father’s return from prison and the death of his loving mother. In search of new beginnings, András moves with his father to Budapest, where he discovers a passion for photography, for uncovering the invisible through the visible, and for fixing matter and memory so as to ward them against the inevitability of time.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn unorthodox first encounter brings András together with Éva, and soon they become entangled in a psychosexual relationship of consuming passion, but also bitterness and resentment.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith vibrant precision and fluid dialogue, Attila Bartis blends a sprawling family saga with 20th-century European history and offers an unflinchingly lucid yet boundlessly compassionate account of psychological devastation under authoritarianism.\"The strength of this nearly 600-page novel rests on the sometimes uncertain, often funny, well-paced narrative. The short, focused chapters titled in parentheses by a single feature—the punctum in Barthes’ terms—gradually unveil a portrait of a vulnerable, often stubborn, flawed man who is not sure where he stands in the world.\" \u003cb\u003e— Joseph Schreiber, \u003ci\u003eRough Ghosts\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This monumental novel is clearly, at least in part, autobiographical . . . Photographs are key to this book as Bartis himself as well as Andras's father and son are keen photographers . . . The photographic way of seeing things, scenes and people will play an important role. . .. A complex and fascinating novel.\" \u003cb\u003e— \u003ci\u003eThe Modern Novel\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A vivid and highly personal Künstlerroman about damaged lives deeply steeped in struggle, but nevertheless still occasionally shot through with glimmers of joy. Intensely human, painfully honest, and deftly written.” \u003cb\u003e— Brian Evenson, author of\u003ci\u003e Song for the Unraveling of the World,\u003c\/i\u003e winner of the Shirley Jackson Award and finalist for the Ray Bradbury Prize\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“\u003ci\u003eThe End\u003c\/i\u003e is an amazing accomplishment and a testament to the ongoing cultural importance of Archipelago Books. It’s a fascinating book about photography, family (and the distance within families), and complicated love relationships against the backdrop of Hungary from the 60s till the 90s. Absolutely love the characterization, the starkness of the scenes, and Judith Sollosy’s translation. Just brilliant!”\u003cb\u003e \u003cb\u003e— Chad Post\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eThe Romanian-Hungarian writer \u003cb\u003eAttila Bartis\u003c\/b\u003e is one  of the most accomplished and inventive members of the contemporary  Eastern European literary vanguard. With a background in photography,  Bartis has published dozens of books to critical acclaim across the  genres of theater, photography and fiction. He received the the Tibor  Déry Prize and the Sandor Márai Prize for his novel \u003ci\u003eTranquility\u003c\/i\u003e, whose 2008 translation by Archipelago was awarded the inaugural Best Translated Book Award. \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eJudith Sollosy \u003c\/b\u003eis  a prolific translator and speaker based in Budapest. She has published  two books on the art of translation and her work has appeared in \u003ci\u003eCrossCurrents\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePEN America\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCommon Knowledge \u003c\/i\u003eand  elsewhere. She was awarded the Hungarian PEN Club’s Ady Medal for her  work popularizing Hungarian literature in the United States.","brand":"Archipelago","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46300215771365,"sku":"NP9781953861429","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781953861429.jpg?v=1767739176","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/the-end-isbn-9781953861429","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}