{"product_id":"death-and-the-gardener-hardcover","title":"Death and the Gardener - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGeorgi Gospodinov\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eAngela Rodel\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cem\u003e\"My father was a gardener. Now he is a garden.\"\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e A man named Georgi sits patiently by his father's bedside, until a final winter morning.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Navigating a season of grief, Georgi parses through the endless stories his father used to tell, and the history of his whole generation--boys born in Bulgaria at the end of the World War II, grown into men \"often absent--clinging to the snorkel of a cigarette,\" swimming in \"other waters and clouds.\" Out of a barren village yard, Georgi's father created a special sanctuary: A lush garden where he would live on in the snowdrop sprouts and the first tulips of spring. But without him, Georgi's past, with all its afternoons, begins to crack.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e With striking acuity, Gospodinov explores the quiet rituals of mourning--how we tame sorrow through storytelling and guide a life through to its end. Spanning from ancient Ithaca to present-day Sofia, the novel draws connections between myth and memory, place and emotion. Full of light and unflinching humor, and masterfully translated by Angela Rodel, \u003cem\u003eDeath and the Gardener\u003c\/em\u003e is another profoundly moving work from \"one of Europe's most fascinating and irreplaceable novelists\" (Dave Eggers). \u003cem\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.4 x 5.6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 07, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51987694059821,"sku":"9781324097297","price":25.79,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/srmQHhOCiP9781324097297.webp?v=1776183524","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/death-and-the-gardener-hardcover","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}