{"product_id":"a-strange-country-paperback","title":"A Strange Country - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMuriel Barbery\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eAlison Anderson\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the author of the New York Times international bestseller, THE ELEGANCE OF THE HEDGEHOG, comes an epic fantasy rich in poetry and imagination about the eternal conflict between good and evil.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlejandro de Yepes and Jes s Rocamora, young officers in the Spanish regular army, are stationed alone at Castillo when, out of nowhere, a friendly redhead appears to them in the cellar. There is something magnetic and deeply mysterious about this Petrus. Alejandro and Jes s are bewitched, and, in the middle of the sixth year of the longest war humankind has ever endured, they abandon their post to follow him across a bridge only he can see.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePetrus brings them to a world of lingering fog, strange beings, poetry, music, natural wonders, harmony, and extraordinary beauty. This is where the fate of the world and all its living creatures is decided. Yet this world too is under threat. A long battle against the forces of disenchantment is drawing to a climactic close. Will poetry and beauty prevail over darkness and death? And what role will Alejandro and Jes s play? Muriel Barbery's new richly imagined novel, the sequel to \u003ci\u003eThe Life of Elves\u003c\/i\u003e, will transport readers to a lost world exposed to the constant churn of civilizations and remind them of the power of poetry and imagination.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMuriel Barbery\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller, \u003ci\u003eThe Elegance of the Hedgehog\u003c\/i\u003e (Europa, 2008), \u003ci\u003eGourmet Rhapsody\u003c\/i\u003e (Europa, 2009), and \u003ci\u003eThe Life of Elves\u003c\/i\u003e (Europa, 2016). She has lived in Kyoto, Amsterdam, and Paris, and now lives in the French countryside.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 8.2 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 14, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47249671389433,"sku":"9781609455859","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/S1lnWTM0TGdkckswK0VkMDFDcENFdz09.webp?v=1768648887","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/a-strange-country-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}