{"product_id":"and-the-war-is-over-by-shmuel-t-meyer-9781803093406","title":"And the War Is Over . . .","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThree short story collections that sink into the lives of characters seeking meaning in a post-war world, available in a boxed set.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSharp as a razor and as subtle as gossamer, Shmuel T. Meyer's masterfully crafted stories evoke unique individual sensibilities and destinies, resonating with the sensual details, smells, tastes, music, and sounds of a specific time and place. \u003cem\u003eAnd the War Is Over\u003c\/em\u003e brings together three collections of short stories set on three continents in the aftermath of war: World War II and the Shoah in \u003cem\u003eGrand European Express\u003c\/em\u003e, the Korean War in \u003cem\u003eThe Great American Disaster\u003c\/em\u003e, and the Arab-Israeli conflict in \u003cem\u003eKibbutz\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCharacters both real and imagined run through a fabric so tightly woven that the threads of history and fiction can barely be separated: the Roman poet Clara who will never write again; Saul, a New York City police detective haunted by memories of the Pusan Perimeter; a brother out to avenge his sister's murder; the son of a former Nazi who joins the Red Army Faction. Tracing moments of encounter, their paths cross those of Allen Ginsberg, Albert Cossery, John Coltrane, and Duke Ellington.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCharacters travel by train from Venice to Paris, hike up the Val d'Annivers, listen to jazz in Greenwich Village, and ride a motorcycle along the sandy road to Haifa. Under the shadow of war, with death lurking, these multifaceted, evocative lives move in a space between coincidence and fate.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47470043889900,"sku":"9781803093406","price":52.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781803093406-and-the-war-is-over.jpg?v=1775208984","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/and-the-war-is-over-by-shmuel-t-meyer-9781803093406","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}