{"product_id":"tyll-daniel-kehlmann-paperback","title":"Tyll -- Daniel Kehlmann, Paperback","description":"\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e BEST HISTORICAL FICTION OF THE YEAR\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Guardian'\u003c\/i\u003es BEST FICTION OF THE YEAR\n\n\u003ci\u003eThrillist\u003c\/i\u003e's BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eDaniel Kehlmann, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Director\u003c\/i\u003e, transports the medieval legend of the trickster Tyll Ulenspiegel to the seventeenth century in an enchanting work of magical realism, macabre humor, and rollicking adventure. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTyll is a scrawny boy growing up in a quiet village until his father, a miller with a forbidden interest in alchemy and magic, is found out by the church. After Tyll flees with the baker's daughter, he falls in with a traveling performer who teaches him his trade. As a juggler and a jester, Tyll forges his own path through a world devastated by the Thirty Years' War, evading witch-hunters, escaping a collapsed mine outside a besieged city, and entertaining the exiled King and Queen of Bohemia along the way. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe result is both a riveting story and a moving tribute to the power of art in the face of the senseless brutality of history. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eTranslated from the German by Ross Benjamin\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Daniel Kehlmann\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Vintage\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublished:\u003c\/strong\u003e 3\/9\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.55 lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 8\" H x 5.2\" L x 0.9\" W\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9780525562726\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kotton Kandy Skies","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51741348233515,"sku":"9780525562726","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0962\/2978\/5899\/files\/9780525562726_b37e4607-c98d-4cdf-aeff-8f6269bb1198.jpg?v=1774820580","url":"https:\/\/2trc11-eq.myshopify.com\/products\/tyll-daniel-kehlmann-paperback","provider":"Kotton Kandy Skies","version":"1.0","type":"link"}