{"product_id":"purity","title":"Purity","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSynopsis\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn this powerful collection of stories, Andrzej Tichý writes about people living on the edges of contemporary society—those navigating addiction, poverty, violence, precarious work, and isolation. A man suffers a breakdown on a bus, a fugitive finds unexpected meaning in colour, a thief discovers solace in books, and cleaners quietly continue their work. Each story offers a fragment of modern life, revealing moments of tenderness, despair, and resilience with remarkable emotional intensity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA finalist for the 2021 Nordic Council Literature Prize, \u003cem\u003ePurity\u003c\/em\u003e blends social realism with lyrical experimentation, shifting between voices and perspectives to create a vivid portrait of lives too often overlooked. Translated by the award-winning Nichola Smalley, these stories are gritty, compassionate, and formally daring, confirming Tichý as one of the most distinctive voices in contemporary Scandinavian literature.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAndrzej Tichý was born in Prague to a Polish mother and a Czech father and has lived in Sweden since 1981. He is the author of several acclaimed novels and story collections, including \u003cem\u003eWretchedness\u003c\/em\u003e, which was longlisted for the International Booker Prize and won the Oxford-Weidenfeld Translation Prize in English. \u003cem\u003ePurity\u003c\/em\u003e, translated by Nichola Smalley, was shortlisted for the Nordic Council Literature Prize and further established Tichý's reputation for formally innovative fiction that explores class, marginalization, and contemporary urban life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnd Other Stories\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJune 4, 2024\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePaperback\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e124\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSubjects\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShort Stories · Fiction in Translation · Swedish Literature · Literary Fiction · Contemporary Fiction\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e9781913505981\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Old Post Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45306936590518,"sku":"9781913505981","price":30.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0731\/2264\/4150\/files\/9781913505981.jpg?v=1785506244","url":"https:\/\/oldpostbookshop.com\/products\/purity","provider":"Old Post Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}