{"title":"Edwin Frank","description":"\u003cp\u003eExplore the thought-provoking works of Edwin Frank, a distinguished voice in the realm of arts and culture. With a keen eye for detail and a passion for narrative, Frank offers readers a unique glimpse into intriguing stories that blur the line between reality and imagination.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAmong his most notable works, \u003cem\u003eStranger Than Fiction\u003c\/em\u003e stands out for its compelling exploration of the unexpected intersections between life and art. Through his masterful storytelling, Frank invites readers to ponder the nuances of truth and the creative processes that shape our understanding of culture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDelve into Edwin Frank's collection to discover an enriching literary journey where the unexpected becomes captivating, and stories unfold in ways both familiar and refreshingly new. Perfect for enthusiasts of arts and culture, these books promise to inspire and provoke thoughtful reflection.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"stranger-than-fiction-by-edwin-frank-9781529925722","title":"Stranger Than Fiction","description":"A legendary editor's reckoning with the twentieth-century novel and the urgent messages it sends.\n\nFor more than two decades, Edwin Frank has introduced readers to forgotten or overlooked texts as director of the acclaimed publisher New York Review Books. In Stranger than Fiction, he offers a legendary editor's survey of the key works that defined the twentieth-century novel.\n\nStarting with Dostoevsky's Notes from Underground (1864), Frank shows how its twitchy, self-undermining narrator established a voice that would echo through the coming century. He illuminates Gertrude Stein and Ernest Hemingway's reinvention of the American sentence; Colette and Andre Gide's subversions of traditional gender roles; and the monumental ambitions of works such as Mrs Dalloway, The Magic Mountain and The Man Without Qualities to encompass their times. Frank also shows how Japan's Soseki and Nigeria's Chinua Achebe adapted European models to their own ends - and how Vasily Grossman, Hans Erich Nossack and Elsa Morante did the same as they attempted to reckon with the traumas of World War II. Later chapters range from Ralph Ellison and Marguerite Yourcenar to Gabriel Garcia Marquez and WG Sebald.\n\nIn the manner of Alex Ross's The Rest Is Noise, Frank makes sense of the century by mixing biographical portraiture, cultural history and close encounters with great works of art. In so doing he renews our appreciation of the paradigmatic art form of our times.","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47288812273900,"sku":"9781529925722","price":35.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/1115282703dcd72f4af8e9268b05dd5c.jpg?v=1770604240"},{"product_id":"stranger-than-fiction-by-edwin-frank-9781911717218","title":"Stranger Than Fiction","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA legendary editor's survey of the twentieth-century novel and how it shaped the form for years to come.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFor more than two decades, Edwin Frank has introduced readers to forgotten or overlooked texts as director of the acclaimed publisher New York Review Books. In \u003cem\u003eStranger Than Fiction\u003c\/em\u003e, he offers a legendary editor's survey of the key works that defined the twentieth-century novel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eStarting with Dostoevsky's \u003cem\u003eNotes from Underground\u003c\/em\u003e, Frank shows how its twitchy, self-undermining narrator established a voice that would echo through the coming century. He illuminates Gertrude Stein and Ernest Hemingway's reinvention of the American sentence; Colette and Andre Gide's subversions of traditional gender roles; and the monumental ambitions of works such as \u003cem\u003eMrs Dalloway\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Magic Mountain\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Man Without Qualities\u003c\/em\u003e to encompass their times. Also included are Japan's Natsume Soseki and Nigeria's Chinua Achebe, as well as Vasily Grossman, Hans Erich Nossack and Elsa Morante. Later chapters range from Ralph Ellison and Marguerite Yourcenar to Gabriel Garcia Marquez and WG Sebald.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFrank makes sense of the century by mixing biographical portraiture, cultural history and close encounters with great works of art. In so doing, he renews our appreciation of the paradigmatic art form of our times.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47341162365164,"sku":"9781911717218","price":40.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/17926463482868.jpg?v=1772185159"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/edwin-frank.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}