{"product_id":"9780811235167","title":"I Don't Care","description":"\u003cp\u003eHere, in English at last, is a collection of Ágota Kristóf’s short—sometimes very short—stories, which she selected herself, translated by the peerless Chris Andrews. Written immediately before her masterful trilogy (\u003cem\u003eThe Notebook\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Proof\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Third Lie\u003c\/em\u003e), Kristof’s short fictions oscillate between parable, surrealist anecdotes, and stories animated by a realism stripped to the bone, often returning to the theme of exile: the twin impossibilities of returning home and of reconstructing home elsewhere.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe world of the book has very hard edges: cruelty is almost omnipresent, peace and consolation are scarce. Austere and minimalist, but with a poetic force that shifts the walls in the reader’s mind, Kristof’s penetrating short fictions make for extraordinary and essential reading.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ágota Kristóf","offers":[{"title":"New Directions Publishing |  Paperback \/ softback | Trade paperback (US) |  2024-09-03","offer_id":45664415908095,"sku":"9780811235167","price":20.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0329\/9075\/7001\/files\/BNCImageAPI_404d30c2-08d6-41a7-8f62-da8fa636ad14.jpg?v=1717706113","url":"https:\/\/riverbookshop.com\/products\/9780811235167","provider":"River Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}