{"product_id":"the-hothouse","title":"The Hothouse","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBy:\u003c\/strong\u003e Wolfgang Koeppen\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePublished by New Directions Publishing Corporation, 2026-04-07\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e The Hothouse traces the tragic final two days in the life of a minor German politician, Keetenheuve, a man disillusioned by the corruption of his country after World War II. Following his self-imposed exile during the war, Keetenheuve returns to the hothouse: the city of Bonn, the capital of that new postwar capitalist nation, West Germany. Until this point he has led a life guided by principle and political optimism. Here, in spellbinding internal monologue and jarring montage, he meets his end. The Hothouse is an existential masterpiece and a portrait of a moral man crushed by an immoral world. Bitterly controversial at home, a cult writer abroad, Koeppen (1906-1996) brought a volcanic modernist style to German literature that remains unparalleled to this day. His uniquely radical voice and breathtaking prose is rendered magnificently by Michael Hofmann.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBitterly controversial at home, a cult writer abroad, Wolfgang Koeppen (1906-1996) brought a volcanic modernist style to German literature that remains unparalleled to this day. His uniquely radical voice and breathtaking prose are rendered magnificently by Michael Hofmann. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Phoenix Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47137406386345,"sku":"PHBK-9780811240000","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0578\/9899\/1785\/files\/22783963482476.jpg?v=1780325699","url":"https:\/\/myti.com\/products\/the-hothouse","provider":"Myti","version":"1.0","type":"link"}