{"product_id":"jump-artist","title":"Jump Artist","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Jump Artist\u003c\/i\u003e by Austin Ratner is a prize-winning novel that tells an astonishing true story of injustice, survival, reinvention and fame against all the odds.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Panoramic, arresting, breathtaking'  Anna Funder, author of \u003ci\u003eStasiland\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Bold and wondrous'  A D Miller, author of \u003ci\u003eSnowdrops\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAustria, 1928. A murder trial sends shockwaves across Europe. An unknown young man named Philippe Halsman stands unjustly accused of killing his father. Albert Einstein, Sigmund Freud and Thomas Mann are moved to speak out on his behalf. But as he fights to prove his innocence, a whole nation turns against him.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSo begins an extraordinary journey - from courtroom drama and prison cell to bohemian Paris at its height and Europe on the eve of war - and an extraordinary act of reinvention, involving Salvador Dali and Marilyn Monroe among many of the greatest artists of the twentieth century. From tragedy and injustice to freedom and, eventually, to fame, this is the remarkable story of \u003ci\u003eThe Jump Artist\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Compelling'  \u003ci\u003eThe Sunday Times\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Brilliantly constructed'  \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A remarkable work [that] documents a triumph of the human spirit over tremendous adversity'  \u003ci\u003eHarper's\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A tale of passionate commitment' \u003ci\u003eNew Statesman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Lucid and atmospheric'  \u003ci\u003eObserver\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Absorbing'  \u003ci\u003eSunday Telegraph\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Truly beautiful'  \u003ci\u003eThe Scotsman\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Tremendous resonance'  \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Subtle, moving ... has the pace and excitement of a legal drama'  \u003ci\u003eThe Forward\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAustin Ratner studied at the University of Iowa Writers' Workshop, having previously graduated from John Hopkins School of Medicine. \u003ci\u003eThe Jump Artist\u003c\/i\u003e won the Sami Rohr Prize for Jewish Literature in 2010. It is his first novel.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54221622903128,"sku":"9780241961391","price":19.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780241961391.jpg?v=1764666034","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/jump-artist","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}