{"product_id":"9780241746882","title":"An Episode in the Life of a Landscape Painter","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Aira, Cesar\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eModern \u0026amp; contemporary fiction (post c 1945)\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003ePublished on 17 April 2025 by Penguin Books Ltd (Penguin Classics) in the United Kingdom as part of 'the Penguin Archive' series.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback \/ softback | 112 pages\u003cbr\u003e179 x 110 x 9 | 72g\u003cp\u003e90 classic titles celebrating 90 years of Penguin BooksIt is 1837 and a brilliant German artist sets out to cross the mountains between Chile and Argentina. Perhaps nobody before him has been able to paint the sights that unfold: vast chasms, surreal plants and animals… But then something goes appallingly wrong.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is one of Aira’s great works, filled with his baffling ability to veer between grandeur and absurdity. Each page fails to provide clues as to what lies in wait for the reader on the next.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Aira, Cesar","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52522075586744,"sku":"9780241746882","price":5.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0509\/1953\/8872\/files\/9780241746882.jpg?v=1770047402","url":"https:\/\/octoberbooks.org\/products\/9780241746882","provider":"October Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}