{"product_id":"while-we-were-dreaming","title":"While We Were Dreaming","description":"\u003ch2\u003eSynopsis\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLonglisted for the 2023 International Booker Prize.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRico, Mark, Paul, and Daniel were thirteen when the Berlin Wall fell in the autumn of 1989. Growing up in Leipzig during German reunification, they dream of a better life somewhere beyond the brewery quarter. Night after night they roam the streets—partying, rioting, running from their fears, their parents, and the future. They drink, steal cars, feel wrecked, play it cool, and long for real love and true freedom.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStartlingly raw and deeply moving, \u003cem\u003eWhile We Were Dreaming\u003c\/em\u003e is an extraordinary coming-of-age novel by one of Germany's most acclaimed contemporary writers, full of passion, rage, hope, and despair.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eClemens Meyer is one of Germany's most celebrated contemporary writers. Born in Halle in 1977 and raised in Leipzig, his work explores the lives of those living on the margins of society with remarkable compassion, intensity, and realism. His novels and short fiction have earned numerous literary awards and international acclaim. \u003cem\u003eWhile We Were Dreaming\u003c\/em\u003e, translated by Katy Derbyshire, was his debut novel and was longlisted for the 2023 International Booker Prize.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFitzcarraldo Editions\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e25 July 2023\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\u003e528\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSubjects\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLiterary Fiction · Translated Fiction · Coming of Age · Historical Fiction · German Literature · Post-Reunification Germany\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e9781804270288\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Old Post Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45223027343542,"sku":"9781804270288","price":31.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0731\/2264\/4150\/files\/9781804270288.jpg?v=1782570441","url":"https:\/\/oldpostbookshop.com\/products\/while-we-were-dreaming","provider":"Old Post Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}