{"product_id":"9780241441336","title":"Ferdinand, the Man with the Kind Heart","description":"\u003cp\u003eAuthor(s): Hofmann, Michael, Keun, Irmgard, \u003cbr\u003e Binding: Paperback, \u003cbr\u003e Date of Publication: 01\/04\/2021,\u003cbr\u003e Pagination: 192 pages,\u003cbr\u003e Series: Penguin Modern Classics, \u003cbr\u003eImprint: Penguin Classics,\u003cbr\u003e Published By: Penguin Books Ltd,\u003cbr\u003e Book Classification: Classic fiction (pre c 1945), Fiction in translation\u003cbr\u003e ISBN13\\EAN\\SKU: 9780241441336\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDescription:\u003cbr\u003eNewly translated by Michael Hofmann, the touching final novel from the author of Child of All Nations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'I don't think I'm that unusual, and I don't think I'm crazy either.'\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBombed-out Cologne after the war is a strange place to be. The black market in jam and corsets is booming, half-destroyed houses offer opportunities for stealing doors and eggcups, and de-Nazification parties are all the rage. Ferdinand - daydreamer, former prisoner of war, wearer of a curious jerkin - drifts around the city, observing life's absurdities, strenuously avoiding his fiancee and drinking brandy with his fabulous cousin.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen he gets a job as a 'cheerful adviser' to those down on their luck, will Ferdinand's fortunes change too?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIrmgard Keun's exuberantly funny and touching final novel takes the tiny moments of triumph and defeat in one man's life, and turns them into a moving portrait of the human spirit.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Winstones","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39671515971737,"sku":"9780241441336","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0423\/0240\/6809\/products\/9780241441336.jpg?v=1617459110","url":"https:\/\/winstonebooks.pro\/products\/9780241441336","provider":"Winstone's Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}