{"product_id":"9781324097082-eurotrash","title":"Eurotrash","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA Novel\u003cbr\u003eA probing masterpiece-in-miniature of self-reflection and cultural reckoning.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cem\u003eThe Times\u003c\/em\u003e [UK] • 12 Best Books of 2024\u003cbr\u003e \u003cem\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/em\u003e • Best Books of 2024 [Fiction in Translation]\u003cbr\u003e A \u003cem\u003eVanity Fair\u003c\/em\u003e \"Can't Miss Novel to Read\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cem\u003eLiterary Hub\u003c\/em\u003e • Best Book Covers of October 2024\u003cbr\u003eFrom “the great German-language writer of his generation” (Joshua Cohen) comes the second novel of Christian Kracht’s career narrated by an eponymous “Christian” (the first was his bestselling debut, \u003cem\u003eFaserland\u003c\/em\u003e). \u003cem\u003eEurotrash\u003c\/em\u003e begins in Zurich, where Christian has returned to care for his eighty-year-old mother after her discharge from a psychiatric institution. Confronting the dark shadows of his family’s past—particularly his grandfather’s strong ties with the Nazi regime—and struggling to navigate the emotionally wrenching terrain of his relationship with his mother, he sets off on a road trip with her. As they traverse Switzerland together in a hired cab, mother and son attempt to give away her vast fortune, stuffed in a large plastic bag, to random strangers.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e By turns disturbing, disorienting, hilarious, and poignant, and brilliantly rendered in English by prize-winning translator Daniel Bowles, \u003cem\u003eEurotrash\u003c\/em\u003e tells an intensely personal and unsparingly critical story of contemporary culture; a story that shows us a writer at the pinnacle of his powers of insight and observation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56396033261942,"sku":"9781324097082","price":14.08,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_36663098_1b6312e9-04fe-455f-8b75-2bc871a39559.jpg?v=1760604120","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781324097082-eurotrash","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}