{"product_id":"the-ferdinand-the-man-with-the-kind-heart-penguin-modern-classics","title":"The Ferdinand, the Man with the Kind Heart (Penguin Modern Classics)","description":"\u003cp\u003e'A great writer' Ali Smith\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNewly translated by Michael Hofmann, the touching final novel from the author of Child of All Nations\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'I don't think I'm that unusual, and I don't think I'm crazy either'\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBombed-out Cologne after the war is a strange place to be. The black market in jam and corsets is booming, half-destroyed houses offer opportunities for stealing doors and eggcups, and de-fication parties are all the rage. Ferdinand - daydreamer, former prisoner of war, wearer of a curious jerkin - drifts around the city, observing life's absurdities, strenuously avoiding his fiancée and drinking brandy with his fabulous cousin. When he gets a job as a 'cheerful adviser' to those down on their luck, will Ferdinand's fortunes change too?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIrmgard Keun's exuberantly funny and touching final novel takes the tiny moments of triumph and defeat in one man's life, and turns them into a moving portrait of the human spirit.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Irmgard Keun","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44703544803497,"sku":"9780241441336","price":9.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0424\/9518\/0962\/files\/9780241441336.jpg?v=1727071015","url":"https:\/\/roseyravelstonbooks.com.au\/products\/the-ferdinand-the-man-with-the-kind-heart-penguin-modern-classics","provider":"RoseyRavelston Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}