{"product_id":"cloud-cuckoo-land-by-anthony-doerr-grade-b","title":"CLOUD CUCKOO LAND BY ANTHONY DOERR (Grade - B)","description":"\u003cp class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eCloud Cuckoo Land\u003c\/em\u003e by \u003cstrong\u003eAnthony Doerr\u003c\/strong\u003e is an ambitious, multi-layered literary novel that connects \u003cstrong\u003efive dreamers across different periods of history\u003c\/strong\u003e, united by an ancient Greek story and their shared struggle to find hope in worlds threatened by destruction. Published in 2021, the novel moves between \u003cstrong\u003eConstantinople in 1453, present-day Idaho, and a distant future aboard an interstellar spacecraft\u003c\/strong\u003e. Its central ancient text tells the story of Aethon, a man who dreams of reaching a mythical utopian paradise, and this story becomes a source of comfort and connection for the novel's characters. \u003cspan class=\"contents\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe historical storyline follows \u003cstrong\u003eAnna\u003c\/strong\u003e, an orphan living inside Constantinople during its siege, and \u003cstrong\u003eOmeir\u003c\/strong\u003e, a village boy forced into the invading army. In contemporary Idaho, \u003cstrong\u003eZeno\u003c\/strong\u003e, an elderly former prisoner of war, works with children to stage a play based on the ancient story, while \u003cstrong\u003eSeymour\u003c\/strong\u003e, a troubled teenager, becomes involved in a violent act at the library. In the future, \u003cstrong\u003eKonstance\u003c\/strong\u003e lives aboard the spacecraft \u003cem\u003eArgos\u003c\/em\u003e and preserves the same ancient story while humanity searches for a new home. \u003cspan class=\"contents\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThrough these interwoven narratives, Doerr explores \u003cstrong\u003ethe survival of stories, the importance of libraries, human resilience, environmental stewardship, war, displacement, imagination, and the connections between generations\u003c\/strong\u003e. The novel ultimately presents storytelling and books as forms of survival—ways in which human knowledge, hope, and compassion can endure even when civilizations and environments are threatened. \u003cem\u003eCloud Cuckoo Land\u003c\/em\u003e was a \u003cstrong\u003eNational Book Award finalist\u003c\/strong\u003e and became a New York Times bestseller.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"NEW BOOK WORLD","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":50289500815600,"sku":null,"price":999.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/0402\/4048\/files\/81yD5kDo2YL._AC_UY327_FMwebp_QL65.webp?v=1787299190","url":"https:\/\/newbookworld.com\/products\/cloud-cuckoo-land-by-anthony-doerr-grade-b","provider":"NEW BOOK WORLD","version":"1.0","type":"link"}