{"product_id":"ferdinand-the-man-with-the-kind-heart","title":"Ferdinand, the Man with the Kind Heart","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003eFerdinand, the Man with the Kind Heart\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003eIrmgard Keun\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN: \u003c\/b\u003e9781635420357\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/b\u003eOther Press\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished: \u003c\/b\u003e2020\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding: \u003c\/b\u003ePaperback\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage: \u003c\/b\u003eEnglish\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Note: \u003c\/b\u003eClean, unmarked copy with some edge wear. Good binding. Dust jacket included if issued with one. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders.\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher Description: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe last novel from the acclaimed author of \u003ci\u003eThe Artificial Silk Girl\u003c\/i\u003e, this 1950 classic paints a delightfully shrewd portrait of postwar German society. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Upon his release from a prisoner-of-war camp, Ferdinand Timpe returns somewhat uneasily to civilian life in Cologne. Having survived against the odds, he is now faced with a very different sort of dilemma: How to get rid of his fiancée? Although he certainly doesn't love the mild-mannered Luise, Ferdinand is too considerate to break off the engagement himself, so he sets about finding her a suitable replacement husband--no easy task given Luise's high standards and those of her father, formerly a proud middle-ranking Nazi official. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFeaturing a lively cast of characters--from Ferdinand's unscrupulous landlady with her black-market schemes to his beguiling cousin Johanna and the many loves of her life--\u003ci\u003eFerdinand \u003c\/i\u003ecaptures a distinct moment in Germany's history, when its people were coming to terms with World War II and searching for a way forward. In Irmgard Keun's effervescent prose, the story feels remarkably modern.\u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Other Press","offers":[{"title":"Ferdinand, the Man with the Kind Heart | Irmgard Keun | Paperback | 9781635420357 | Used: Very Good | Fiction 1661375","offer_id":50784635552002,"sku":"1661375","price":21.04,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0609\/3327\/5906\/files\/91B68e4VJWL.jpg?v=1792239305","url":"https:\/\/boswellsbooks.com\/products\/ferdinand-the-man-with-the-kind-heart","provider":"Boswell's Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}