{"product_id":"on-thin-ice-isbn-9781635426168","title":"On Thin Ice:Stories","description":"\u003cb\u003eIn these 9 exquisite, moving stories from “one of Europe’s most exciting writers” (\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e), people struggle to connect in a cold, uneasy world.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLooking to escape his past, a Swiss ski instructor relocates to a German resort, where he develops an ambiguous bond with an older woman.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn unusual new job unsettles a failed actress, as her character’s tragic story bleeds into her own life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen their son’s obsession with Mars One drives him to self-isolate on a makeshift mission, a couple find themselves torn between respecting his wishes and protecting him.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSlipping deftly inside the minds of his characters, Peter Stamm eloquently portrays the loneliness of modern life and the muddle of human relationships. | Praise for Peter Stamm:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Stamm’s prose (beautifully translated by Michael Hofmann) is plain but not so simple…A subtle but deadly style.” —Zadie Smith\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Peter Stamm is an extraordinary author who can make the ordinary absolutely electrifying…Hard to recommend too highly.” —Tim Parks\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A master writer…His prose…is as sharply illuminating as a surgical light.” —\u003ci\u003eThe Economist\u003c\/i\u003e | \u003cb\u003ePeter Stamm \u003c\/b\u003eis the author of the novels \u003ci\u003eThe Archive of Feelings\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Sweet Indifference of the World\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTo the Back of Beyond, All Days Are Night, Seven Years, On a Day Like This, Unformed Landscape\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAgnes\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eIn a Deep Blue Hour\u003c\/i\u003e, and the short-story collections \u003ci\u003eIt’s Getting Dark\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWe’re Flying\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eIn Strange Gardens and Other Stories\u003c\/i\u003e. His award-winning books have been translated into more than forty languages. For his entire body of work and his accomplishments in fiction, he was short-listed for the Man Booker International Prize in 2013, and in 2014 he won the prestigious Friedrich Hölderlin Prize. He lives in Switzerland.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMichael Hofmann \u003c\/b\u003ehas translated the work of Gottfried Benn, Hans Fallada, Franz Kafka, Joseph Roth, and many others. In 2012 he was awarded the Thornton Wilder Prize for Translation by the American Academy of Arts and Letters. His \u003ci\u003eOne Lark, One Horse: Poems\u003c\/i\u003e was published in 2019, \u003ci\u003eWhere Have You Been? Selected Essays\u003c\/i\u003e in 2014, and \u003ci\u003eSelected Poems\u003c\/i\u003e in 2009. He lives in Florida and London.","brand":"Other Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48759496573157,"sku":"NP9781635426168","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781635426168.jpg?v=1775598774","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/on-thin-ice-isbn-9781635426168","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}