{"product_id":"9781941920220","title":"La Superba","description":"Author: Ilja Leonard Pfeijffer\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781941920220\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Deep Vellum Publishing\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 05 Apr 2016\u003cbr\u003ePages: 416 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"If Italo Calvino decided to make one of his invisible cities visible, the result might look something like Pfeijffer's Genoa.\" -Benjamin Moser\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn absolute joy to read, \u003ci\u003eLa Superba\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of the most prestigious Dutch literary prize, is a Rabelaisian, stylistic tour-de-force about a writer who becomes trapped in his walk on the wild side in mysterious and exotic Genoa, centering on the stories of migration and immigration, legal and illegal, telling the story of modern Europe. Part migrant story, part perverse travel guide, \u003ci\u003eLa Superba\u003c\/i\u003e is a wholly postmodern ode to the imagination that lovingly describes the labyrinthine and magical city that Pfeijffer calls home: Genoa, Italy, the city known as La Superba for its beauty and rich history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIlja Leonard Pfeijffer \u003c\/b\u003e(b. 1968), poet, dramatist, novelist, renowned in the Netherlands as a master of language, is the only two-time winner of the Tzum Prize for \"the most beautiful sentence written in Dutch\" (including one in \u003ci\u003eLa Superba\u003c\/i\u003e!).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47925067022494,"sku":"ING-9781941920220","price":24.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781941920220.jpg?v=1782958625","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781941920220","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}