{"product_id":"a-small-circus-by-hans-fallada-9780141196565","title":"A Small Circus","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA powerful 1931 portrayal of a German town on the brink of chaos, from bestselling author Hans Fallada.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIt is summer, 1929, and in a small German town a storm is brewing. The shabby reporter Tredup leads a precarious existence working for the Pomeranian Chronicle—until he takes some photographs that offer the chance to make a fortune. In Kruger's bar, the farmers are plotting their revenge on greedy officials. A mysterious travelling salesman from Berlin, Henning, is stirring up trouble—but no one knows why. Meanwhile, the Nazis grow stronger and the Communists fight them in the streets. At the centre of it all, the Mayor, 'Fatty' Gareis, seeks the easy life even as events spiral beyond his control.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAs tensions erupt between workers and bosses, town and country, Left and Right, alliances are broken, bribes are taken and plots are hatched, until the tension spills over into violence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Small Circus\u003c\/em\u003e captures the chaotic essence of a society on the verge of transformation and the complexities within.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46457563119852,"sku":"9780141196565","price":29.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/6767633482238.jpg?v=1747742925","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/products\/a-small-circus-by-hans-fallada-9780141196565","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}