{"product_id":"embers-by-sandor-marai","title":"Embers, by Sandor Marai","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOriginally published in 1942 and now rediscovered to international acclaim, this taut and exquisitely structured novel by the Hungarian master Sandor Marai conjures the melancholy glamour of a decaying empire and the disillusioned wisdom of its last heirs.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn a secluded woodland castle an old General prepares to receive a rare visitor, a man who was once his closest friend but who he has not seen in forty-one years. Over the ensuing hours host and guest will fight a duel of words and silences, accusations and evasions. They will exhume the memory of their friendship and that of the General’s beautiful, long-dead wife. And they will return to the time the three of them last sat together following a hunt in the nearby forest--a hunt in which no game was taken but during which something was lost forever.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEmbers\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a classic of modern European literature, a work whose poignant evocation of the past also seems like a prophetic glimpse into the moral abyss of the present.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUsed. Paperback. Good condition. Some wear and tear. Minor shelf wear to the bottom of the book. Minor damage to the spine and corners of the book. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Carpe Librum Baltimore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67777742209328,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/1511\/6080\/files\/783505.jpg?v=1789246501","url":"https:\/\/carpelibrumbaltimore.com\/products\/embers-by-sandor-marai","provider":"Carpe Librum Baltimore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}