{"product_id":"motley-stones","title":"Motley Stones (Stifter)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor\u003c\/strong\u003e: Adalbert Stifter\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN\u003c\/strong\u003e: 9781681375205\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding\u003c\/strong\u003e: paperback\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSection\u003c\/strong\u003e: Fiction\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOne of Adalbert Stifter's best-known works, the novella cycle \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eMotley Stones\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e now appears in its first complete English translation, a rendition that respects the bracing strangeness of the original. In six thematically linked novellas, including the beloved classic “Rock Crystal,” human dramas play out amid the natural cycles of the Alps or the urban rhythms of Vienna—environments so keenly observed that they emerge as the tales’ most indomitable protagonists. Stifter’s human characters are equally haunting—children braving perils, eccentrics and loners harboring enigmatic torments.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Fiction","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":42785539064032,"sku":"Books:9781681375205n","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0628\/5911\/6768\/files\/81W6b7Krd8L._SL1500.jpg?v=1781562700","url":"https:\/\/theswordandshovel.com\/products\/motley-stones","provider":"Sword \u0026 Shovel (403)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}