{"product_id":"guided-tours-of-hell-novellas-paperback-1","title":"Guided Tours of Hell: Novellas - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eFrancine Prose\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn \"irresistibly readable\" pair of novellas skewering Americans abroad--by the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e-bestselling author and National Book Award finalist\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e(\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"In a style that is bold, witty, richly detailed, and suffused with a wry subtlety,\" Francine Prose offers penetrating portraits of Americans in Europe who have brought all their baggage--ego, ambition, sexual desire--with them (\u003ci\u003eElle\u003c\/i\u003e). \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eGuided Tours of Hell\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e When the insecure (and rightfully so) playwright Landau travels from New York to Prague to read at the first annual Kafka conference, he's certain this is his chance to prove himself--and his work. But he quickly finds himself upstaged by Jiri Krakauer, a charismatic Holocaust survivor whose claim to fame is a long-ago death-camp love affair with Kafka's sister. On a group tour to the camp-turned-tourist-attraction, Landau sets out to prove that Krakauer is lying--with unexpected results. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThree Pigs in Five Days\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Ambitious young journalist Nina has been stranded in Paris by her editor and sometimes boyfriend, Leo. When he finally shows up, playfully suggesting a romantic tour of the catacombs, prisons, and shadows of the City of Light, the bloom begins to come off the rose for the infatuated Nina--who must ask herself how much of herself she is willing to sacrifice for love.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrancine Prose \u003c\/b\u003eis the author of twenty-two works of fiction including the highly acclaimed \u003ci\u003eThe Vixen;\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eMister Monkey\u003c\/i\u003e; the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller \u003ci\u003eLovers at the Chameleon Club, Paris 1932\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eA Changed Man\u003c\/i\u003e, which won the Dayton Literary Peace Prize; and \u003ci\u003eBlue Angel\u003c\/i\u003e, which was a finalist for the National Book Award. Her works of nonfiction include the highly praised \u003ci\u003eAnne Frank: The Book, The Life, The Afterlife, \u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller \u003ci\u003eReading Like a Writer\u003c\/i\u003e, which has become a classic. The recipient of numerous grants and honors, including a Guggenheim and a Fulbright, a Director's Fellow at the Center for Scholars and Writers at the New York Public Library, Prose is a former president of PEN American Center, and a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. She is a Distinguished Writer in Residence at Bard College.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 220\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 November 26, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50983741522059,"sku":"9781480445482","price":29.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0670\/2579\/7259\/files\/wMrNOqeJnJ9781480445482.webp?v=1793300200","url":"https:\/\/thetaletrade.com\/products\/guided-tours-of-hell-novellas-paperback-1","provider":"The Tale Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}