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More copies of this ISBN:The Jump Artistby Austin Ratner
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:“A beautifully scrupulous, intricately detailed novel about joy and despair, anti-Semitism and assimilation, and like a great photograph, it seems to miss nothing, and to catch its subject in all his complexity.”—Charles Baxter Evocative psychological fiction based on the true story of renowned photographer Philippe Halsman, a man Adolph Hitler knew by name, who Sigmund Freud wrote about in 1931, and who put Marilyn Monroe on the cover of Lifemagazine. Surviving an episode that presages the horrors of WWII, Halsman transforms himself from a victim of rampant anti-Semitism into a purveyor of the marvelous. Review:"In his debut, Ratner fictionalizes the story of Philippe Halsman, a renowned photographer who, as a young man in interwar Austria, had his life forever changed by an anti-Semitic kangaroo court. In the novel, 'Philipp Halsman' and his father, Max, were hiking when, as Philipp looked away, Max fell off the lip of a cliff and died. The locals testified that Philipp murdered his father, whipping up an anti-Semitic frenzy. After time in prison and his banishment from Austria, Philipp attempts to build his life abroad with the burden of having been believed a murderer; only his mother and a small faction of intellectuals are convinced of his innocence. Ratner's recreation of Philipp's tortured psyche can be wearying, and Philipp's awkwardness — from his jailhouse fixations to the guilt and self-loathing that play so heavily in his life — serve to make him more of an enigma for the reader than probably intended. But, in a broader context, the story has tremendous resonance, given what had yet to come." Publishers Weekly (Copyright Reed Business Information, Inc.) About the AuthorAustin Ratner holds an M.D. from John Hopkins School of Medicine. His short fiction has appeared in numerous literary magazines and he was recently awarded a fellowship to attend the University of Iowa Writers'Workshop. What Our Readers Are SayingAdd a comment for a chance to win!
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