{"product_id":"an-infinite-sadness","title":"An Infinite Sadness","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSynopsis\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn a remote village in the Swiss Alps after the Second World War, Nicholas works at a psychiatric hospital caring for patients whose lives have been irrevocably shaped by violence and loss. Haunted by his own fears and the lingering presence of war, he struggles to build a future with his wife, Anna, who seeks answers of a different kind among physicists exploring the mysteries of matter, time, and the universe.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMoving between psychiatry and particle physics, memory and grief, \u003cem\u003eThe Size of the World\u003c\/em\u003e is a luminous meditation on trauma, love, and the search for meaning after catastrophe. Elegant, philosophical, and quietly profound, Xexénesky's novel explores how human lives are bound together by histories both personal and cosmic.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePaulo Scott Xexénesky is a Brazilian novelist, translator, and editor whose fiction combines intellectual inquiry with emotional depth. \u003cem\u003eThe Size of the World\u003c\/em\u003e is translated from the Portuguese by Rahul Bery and introduces English-language readers to one of Brazil's distinctive contemporary literary voices.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFoundry Editions\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSeptember 25, 2025\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e224\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSubjects\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLiterary Fiction · Translated Fiction · Brazilian Literature · Historical Fiction\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e9781917260121\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Old Post Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45188963631286,"sku":"9781917260121","price":25.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0731\/2264\/4150\/files\/9781917260121.jpg?v=1781624503","url":"https:\/\/oldpostbookshop.com\/products\/an-infinite-sadness","provider":"Old Post Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}