{"product_id":"the-extinction-of-irena-rey-jennifer-croft-paperback","title":"The Extinction of Irena Rey -- Jennifer Croft, Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNATIONAL BESTSELLER * NAMED A \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eBEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003ci\u003eWALL STREET JOURNAL\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e ELLE\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTOWN \u0026amp; COUNTRY, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eELECTRIC LITERATURE, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eLIBRARY JOURNAL\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCRIMEREADS, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eDOCUMENT JOURNAL\u003c\/i\u003e, AND WORDS WITHOUT BORDERS \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e* \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eNAMED A MUST READ BY NPR, \u003ci\u003ePEOPLE\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eVANITY FAIR\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNYLON\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eALTA JOURNAL\u003c\/i\u003e, AND \u003ci\u003eDEBUTIFUL\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eInternational Booker Prize-winning translator and Women's Prize finalist Jennifer Croft's madly brilliant mystery novel of interconnection, transformation, and translation in Europe's last great wilderness.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Savvy, sly, and hard to classify. A bacchanal.\" -\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review \u003c\/i\u003e(Editors' Choice)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Fiercely inventive.\" -\u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eKnives Out\u003c\/i\u003e on mushrooms.\" -\u003ci\u003eElle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Surprised me at every turn.\" -NPR.org \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEight translators arrive at a house in a primeval Polish forest on the border of Belarus. It belongs to the world-renowned author Irena Rey, and they are there to translate her magnum opus, \u003ci\u003eGrey Eminence\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e. \u003c\/i\u003eBut within days of their arrival, Irena disappears without a trace. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe translators, who hail from eight different countries but share the same reverence for their beloved author, begin to investigate where she may have gone while proceeding with work on her masterpiece. They explore Irena's ancient wooded refuge, with its intoxicating slime molds and lichens, and study her exotic belongings and layered texts for clues. But doing so reveals secrets-and deceptions-of the Author's that they are utterly unprepared for. Forced to face their differences as they grow increasingly paranoid in a fever dream of isolation and obsession, soon the translators are tangled up in a web of rivalries and desire, threatening not only their work but the fate of their beloved author herself.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jennifer Croft\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/17\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.25h x 5.51w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781639736393\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJennifer Croft\u003c\/b\u003e won a Guggenheim Fellowship for this novel, the William Saroyan International Prize for Writing for her memoir \u003ci\u003eHomesick, \u003c\/i\u003eand the International Booker Prize for her translation of Nobel laureate Olga Tokarczuk's \u003ci\u003eFlights.\u003c\/i\u003e She is the translator of Federico Falco's \u003ci\u003eA Perfect Cemetery\u003c\/i\u003e, Romina Paula's \u003ci\u003eAugust\u003c\/i\u003e, Pedro Mairal's \u003ci\u003eThe Woman from Uruguay\u003c\/i\u003e, and Olga Tokarczuk's \u003ci\u003eThe Books of Jacob\u003c\/i\u003e. She has also received the American Academy of Arts and Letters Award in Literature. She lives in Tulsa and Los Angeles.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jennifer Croft","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50531548430564,"sku":"9781639736393","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0611\/9587\/8628\/files\/9781639736393.jpg?v=1790237337","url":"https:\/\/bookandmortar.com\/products\/the-extinction-of-irena-rey-jennifer-croft-paperback","provider":"BookandMortar","version":"1.0","type":"link"}