{"product_id":"the-last-movement","title":"The Last Movement","description":"\u003cp\u003eBy Robert Seethaler\u003cbr\u003eTranslated by Charlotte Collins\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"A gem of a novella\"\u003cspan\u003e—\u003c\/span\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"A luminous imagining of a great musician's inner struggles.\"\u003cspan\u003e—\u003c\/span\u003eKirkus Review\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn intimate portrait of genius, love, and betrayal at the end of Gustav Mahler’s life.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the spring of 1911, Gustav Mahler—wrapped in a wool blanket—sits on the deck of the Amerika, sailing back to Europe. The ocean around him is gray and endless, the air sharp with wind and steel. Not yet fifty, Mahler is already a legend: in Vienna and New York, audiences fight for tickets to see the restless, small man who commands the most stubborn orchestra in the world. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYet his fame is shadowed by illness. His body is failing, his wife Alma has fallen in love with another man: the young architect Walter Gropius. Mahler has begged, humiliated himself, tried everything to keep her. Nothing worked, except the certainty of his approaching death. Alma has stayed, tending to him with care, perhaps to ease his final passage. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn board, Mahler reflects on life, art, and above all, love. Finalist for the Deutscher Buchpreis and one of the most acclaimed German novels of recent years, Robert Seethaler’s\u003cem\u003e The Last Movement\u003c\/em\u003e is a haunting, tender portrait of a great artist confronting his farewell to life. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHardcover\u003cbr\u003e112 pages\u003cbr\u003eEuropa Editions, 2026\u003cbr\u003e5.1 x 2 x 7 inches\u003cbr\u003eISBN 9798889661801\u003cbr\u003eHistorical Fiction, Gustav Mahler, Alma Mahler\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"vendor-unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55538522390696,"sku":"9798889661801","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0175\/8594\/files\/cover_9798889661801__id2533_w600_t1769420200__1x_a1cae002-f2e5-4aa2-a690-d15f7f447a6c.jpg?v=1779201789","url":"https:\/\/neue-galerie-design-shop.myshopify.com\/products\/the-last-movement","provider":"Neue Galerie Design Shop \u0026 Book Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}