{"product_id":"black-village-paperback","title":"Black Village - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLutz Bassmann\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJeffrey Zuckerman\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTassili, Goodmann, and Myriam. Two men and a woman dressed in rags--former poets, and former members of a dystopian military service--walk the bardo, the dark afterlife between death and rebirth. The road is monotonous and seemingly endless. To pass the time, they decide to tell each other stories: bizarre anecdotes set in a post-apocalyptic world, replete with mutant creatures, Buddhist monks, and ruthless killers. The result is a mysterious, dreamlike series of events, trapped outside of time as we know it, where all the rules of narrative are upended and remade. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLutz Bassmann is one of the heteronyms of French author Antoine Volodine. \u003ci\u003eBlack Village\u003c\/i\u003e gives readers of science fiction and experimental literature another exciting look into \"post-exoticism,\" one of the most ambitious and original projects in contemporary literature.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLutz Bassmann\u003c\/b\u003e is one of French author Antoine Volodine's numerous heteronyms belonging to a community of imaginary authors that includes Manuela Draeger and Elli Kronauer. Since 2008, Bassmann has authored five books, including \u003ci\u003eWe Monks \u0026amp; Soldiers\u003c\/i\u003e (University of Nebraska). This is his second book to be translated into English. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eJeffrey Zuckerman\u003c\/b\u003e is a translator of French and the Digital Coordinator at \u003ci\u003eMusic \u0026amp; Literature Magazine.\u003c\/i\u003e His translations include Ananda Devi's \u003ci\u003eEve Out of Her Ruins\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eRadiant Terminus\u003c\/i\u003e by Antoine Volodine, and Jean Genet's \u003ci\u003eThe Criminal Child\u003c\/i\u003e. He has also contributed shorter pieces to \u003ci\u003eFrieze\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe New Republic\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe NYRDaily\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Paris Review Daily\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe White Review\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eVICE\u003c\/i\u003e. Jeffrey studied English literature and literary translation at Yale University, and has served as a judge for the PEN Translation Prize and the National Translation Award. He is a recipient of a PEN\/Heim Translation Fund grant for his ongoing work on the complete stories of Hervé Guibert.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 204\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.4 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 15, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46612353417260,"sku":"9781948830430","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0618\/6260\/8940\/files\/tD-ufCL74O9781948830430.webp?v=1794235886","url":"https:\/\/littleredgeneralstore.com\/products\/black-village-paperback","provider":"Little Red General Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}