{"product_id":"9780743239219-secondhand-schopenhauers-telescope","title":"Schopenhauer's Telescope","description":"In an unnamed European village, in the middle of a civil war, one man digs while another watches over him. Gradually, they begin to talk. Over the course of the afternoon, as the snow falls and truck-loads of villagers are corralled in the next field, we discover why they are there - not just who they are and how specific, sinister events in their country have led them to be separated by a deepening grave, but why the history of civilization is inseparable from the history of mass violence. Beautifully written, with a poet's eye for detail coupled with a chilling narrative drive, Gerard Donovan's first novel has been compared with Franz Kafka and Bernhard Schlink. SCHOPENHAUER'S TELESCOPE is current in the best sense - not merely about Bosnia or Kosovo, but in attempting to make art out of brutal life.","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49139173228763,"sku":"9780743239219-SECONDHAND","price":10.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/6209d5e0-6951-4e3e-a401-8dddbfb76a86.jpg?v=1786721214","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/9780743239219-secondhand-schopenhauers-telescope","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}