{"product_id":"the-director-by-daniel","title":"The Director By Daniel Kehlmann, Translated by Ross Benjamin (Shortlisted for the International Booker Prize 2026)","description":"\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"4\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"4\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eSHORTLISTED FOR THE INTERNATIONAL BOOKER PRIZE 2026 — A DAZZLING, DARKLY FUNNY MASTERPIECE ABOUT ART, POWER, AND COMPROMISE UNDER A MERCILESS REGIME.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"5\"\u003e\u003ci data-path-to-node=\"5\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003e“Supple, horrifying and mordantly droll” — New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"5\" data-index-in-node=\"58\"\u003e“A dazzling performance and a real page turner” — Salman Rushdie\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"6\"\u003eFrom Daniel Kehlmann, one of the most brilliant and celebrated writers working today, comes a visionary novel inspired by the turbulent life of legendary 20th-century film director G.W. Pabst. When the Nazis seize power, Pabst is filming in France. To escape the horrors of the new regime, he flees to Hollywood. But beneath the blinding California sun, the world-famous auteur suddenly finds himself a nobody, unable to reclaim his former glory—not even with the help of Greta Garbo, the star he once made famous.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"7\"\u003eAlmost through no fault of his own, Pabst and his family find themselves back in his homeland. Enter Joseph Goebbels, the Reich's minister of propaganda, who wants the cinematic genius at any cost. Believing he can outmaneuver the system and submit to no dictatorship other than art itself, Pabst takes his first fatal steps into a hopeless, chilling entanglement with evil. Praised globally as a triumph of storytelling, \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"7\" data-index-in-node=\"422\"\u003eThe Director\u003c\/i\u003e is a razor-sharp exploration of the dangerous illusions of the silver screen and the moral compromises of the artist.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"8\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"8\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eWhy this book is a must-have:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-path-to-node=\"9\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"9,0,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"9,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003ePrestigious Accolades:\u003c\/b\u003e Shortlisted for the \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"9,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"43\"\u003eInternational Booker Prize 2026\u003c\/b\u003e and named a Book of the Year by \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"9,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"107\"\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"9,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"127\"\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"9,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"141\"\u003eThe Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e, and more.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"9,1,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"9,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eMasterful Storytelling:\u003c\/b\u003e Written by internationally acclaimed author Daniel Kehlmann and brilliantly translated by Ross Benjamin.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"9,2,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"9,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eProfound Thematic Depth:\u003c\/b\u003e Unpacks the complex, high-stakes relationship between creative genius, political power, and moral survival.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"9,3,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"9,3,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eCritical Acclaimed Pacing:\u003c\/b\u003e A fast-paced, page-turning psychological drama hailed as \"nothing short of brilliant\" by the \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"9,3,0\" data-index-in-node=\"120\"\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"10\"\u003eExperience an award-winning literary triumph. Add \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"10\" data-index-in-node=\"50\"\u003eThe Director\u003c\/i\u003e to your collection at \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"10\" data-index-in-node=\"85\"\u003eBeetle Bookshop\u003c\/b\u003e today—enjoy \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"10\" data-index-in-node=\"113\"\u003e10–14% off\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"10\" data-index-in-node=\"128\"\u003eFree Shipping on orders above ₹500\u003c\/b\u003e!\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BEETLE BOOK SHOP","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52629931786523,"sku":null,"price":679.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0686\/2150\/0699\/files\/81zmFWQjvKL._SL1500.jpg?v=1784549137","url":"https:\/\/beetlebookshop.com\/hi\/products\/the-director-by-daniel","provider":"Beetle Book Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}