{"product_id":"the-hothouse-1","title":"The Hothouse","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003eThe Hothouse\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003ePankaj Koeppen, Wolfgang; Hofmann, Michael; Mishra\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN: \u003c\/b\u003e9780811240000\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/b\u003eNew Directions\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished: \u003c\/b\u003e2026\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding: \u003c\/b\u003ePaperback\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage: \u003c\/b\u003eEnglish\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNumber of Pages: \u003c\/b\u003e240\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Note: \u003c\/b\u003eExcellent, unmarked copy with little wear and tight binding. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders.\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher Description: \u003c\/b\u003e\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\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\n\u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"New Directions","offers":[{"title":"The Hothouse | Pankaj Koeppen, Wolfgang; Hofmann, Michael; Mishra | Paperback | 9780811240000 | Used: Like New | Back Stacks A 1775266","offer_id":49724727165080,"sku":"1775266","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0492\/1609\/4360\/files\/61iw30iPfsL_9ebef82f-0b37-422d-b92e-d1f985c6b46b.jpg?v=1787314000","url":"https:\/\/roundaboutbookstore.com\/products\/the-hothouse-1","provider":"Roundabout Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}