{"product_id":"9780811240000","title":"The Hothouse","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Hothouse\u003c\/em\u003e traces the tragic final two days in the life of a minor German politician, Keetenheuve, a man disillusioned by the corruption of his country after World War II. Following his self-imposed exile during the war, Keetenheuve returns to the hothouse: the city of Bonn, the capital of that new postwar capitalist nation, West Germany. Until this point he has led a life guided by principle and political optimism. Here, in spellbinding internal monologue and jarring montage, he meets his end. \u003cem\u003eThe Hothouse\u003c\/em\u003e is an existential masterpiece and a portrait of a moral man crushed by an immoral world. Bitterly controversial at home, a cult writer abroad, Koeppen (1906–1996) brought a volcanic modernist style to German literature that remains unparalleled to this day. His uniquely radical voice and breathtaking prose is rendered magnificently by Michael Hofmann.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBitterly controversial at home, a cult writer abroad, Wolfgang Koeppen (1906–1996) brought a volcanic modernist style to German literature that remains unparalleled to this day. His uniquely radical voice and breathtaking prose are rendered magnificently by Michael Hofmann. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wolfgang Koeppen","offers":[{"title":"New Directions Publishing |  Paperback \/ softback | Trade paperback (US) |  2026-04-07","offer_id":47350571270399,"sku":"9780811240000","price":28.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0329\/9075\/7001\/files\/BNCImageAPI_678a78cd-f94c-4ab9-b995-28529b40aaf3.jpg?v=1760457092","url":"https:\/\/riverbookshop.com\/products\/9780811240000","provider":"River Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}