{"product_id":"ronald-m-schernikau-smalltownnovella","title":"Ronald M. Schernikau: SMALLTOWNNOVELLA","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eUgly Duckling Presse, 2026, Paperback, 112 pages, 10.8 x 18.4 cm\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA previously-untranslated classic of the queer canon, SMALLTOWNNOVELLA follows b, a teenaged, working-class communist who falls in love with leif, a popular jock. When leif becomes fearful of the consequences of their affair, he instigates a community-wide assault. Written in a brilliant, all-lowercase, stream-of-consciousness, Schernikau’s novella is a radical reimagining of the German Bildungsroman. Originally published in West Germany in 1980, Lucy Jones’ clear-sighted translation brings SMALLTOWNNOVELLA to English readers for the first time.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ICA Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58202731839872,"sku":null,"price":12.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0012\/4390\/6109\/files\/71xwwdBU0ML._SL1500.jpg?v=1780504312","url":"https:\/\/shop.ica.art\/products\/ronald-m-schernikau-smalltownnovella","provider":"ICA Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}