{"product_id":"9781805330370","title":"I Was Jack Mortimer","description":"\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor\/Contributor(s):\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eLernet-Holenia, Alexander; Avsey, Ignat\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePushkin Press Classics\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e6\/4\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003ePaperback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eNEW\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003cb\u003e“A terrific fast-moving book. . . a truly clever, rather wonderful book that both plays with and defies genre” – \u003ci\u003eIrish Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA taxi-driver in 1930s Vienna impersonates a murder victim, and is caught into a dangerous spiral\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Twice adapted for film, \u003ci\u003eI Was Jack Mortimer\u003c\/i\u003e is a tale of misappropriated identity as darkly captivating and twisting as the books of Patricia Highsmith.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“One doesn’t step into anyone’s life, not even a dead man’s, without having to live it to the end.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA  man climbs into Ferdinand Sponer's cab, gives the name of a hotel, and  before he reaches it has been murdered: shot through the throat. And  though Sponer has so far committed no crime, he is drawn into the late  Jack Mortimer's life, and might not be able to escape its tangles and  intrigues before it is too late...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePart of the Pushkin Press  Classics series: outstanding classic storytelling from around the world,  in a stylishly original series design. From newly rediscovered gems to  fresh translations of the world’s greatest authors, this series includes  such authors as Stefan Zweig, Hermann Hesse, Ryūnosuke Akutagawa and  Gaito Gazdanov.","brand":"Pushkin Press Classics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44268470436095,"sku":"9781805330370","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0452\/0886\/2873\/files\/9781805330370_s600x595.jpg?v=1777912733","url":"https:\/\/massivebookshop.com\/de\/products\/9781805330370","provider":"MASSIVE BOOKSHOP","version":"1.0","type":"link"}