{"product_id":"biography-of-a-fly-hardcover","title":"Biography of a Fly - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJaap Robben\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eDavid Doherty\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator), \u003cb\u003ePaul Faassen\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFor readers of \u003ci\u003eThe Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse\u003c\/i\u003e comes a beautifully illustrated philosophical book on the value of friendship and life, told from the perspective of a fly, and a gift book for all ages.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat if you were thrown into existence in the middle of your life, with numbered days left ahead of you? Would you see the world in the same way? In his inimitable style, Jaap Robben answers these questions through the unexpectedly witty lens of a fly, from the moment it enters the world as a larva right up to its deathbed. Watch this humble fly throw himself into life and his unlikely friendships with gusto, however short that life may be. Irresistibly charming, funny, and sprinkled with entomological details, this is a moving tale for any stage of life, about how we are all ultimately alone, and yet also together.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJaap Robben\u003c\/b\u003e is a poet, playwright, performer, and acclaimed children's author. \u003ci\u003eYou Have Me to Love\u003c\/i\u003e, his first novel for adults, won the 2014 Dutch Booksellers Award, the Dioraphte Prize, and the ANV Award for best Dutch debut. Robben was chosen as one of the featured debut authors at the 2018 Brooklyn Book Festival. \u003ci\u003eSummer Brother\u003c\/i\u003e, his second novel, was longlisted for the International Booker Prize and received rave reviews in the US upon its release.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid Doherty\u003c\/b\u003e studied English and literary linguistics in the UK before moving to the Netherlands, where he has been translating all manner of Dutch texts since 1996. He was commended by the jury of the 2017 Vondel Translation Prize for Marente de Moor's \u003ci\u003eThe Dutch Maiden\u003c\/i\u003e and Jaap Robben's \u003ci\u003eYou Have Me to Love\u003c\/i\u003e, and was runner-up in 2019 for his translation of Monte Carlo by Peter Terrin. Jaap Robben's \u003ci\u003eSummer Brother\u003c\/i\u003e, one of Doherty's most recent translations, was longlisted for the 2021 International Booker Prize.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 64\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 6.6 x 4.8 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 06, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50333008003309,"sku":"9781642861242","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0020\/8918\/9441\/files\/YONxIRBbqQ9781642861242.webp?v=1784974720","url":"https:\/\/www.webster.direct\/en-au\/products\/biography-of-a-fly-hardcover","provider":"Webster.Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}