{"product_id":"green-face-9780946626922","title":"GREEN FACE","description":"\u003cp\u003eMeyrinks second  and most mystical  novel from 1916: this is the first time this Dedalus edition has been available in North America. Published in Germany to critical and commercial acclaim  it is set in Amsterdam  used as a symbol of European decadence: the city is ultimately destroyed. The Green Face has classic Meyrink features:  a mystical wedding  a galaxy of grotesque characters  the haunting atmosphere of the ghetto In an Amsterdam that very much resembles the Prague of The Golem  a stranger  Hauberisser  enters by chance a magicians shop. The name on the shop  he believes  is Chidher Green; inside  among several strange customers  he hears an old man  who says his name is Green  explain that  like the Wandering Jew  he has been on earth \"\"ever since the moon has been circling the heaven.\"\" When Hauberisser catches sight of the old mans face  it makes him sick with horror  haunting him. The rest of the novel chronicles Hauberissers quest for the elusive and horrible old man.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45276788326453,"sku":"ByrdShop_0946626928","price":238.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780946626922.jpg?v=1780563070","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/green-face-9780946626922","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}