{"product_id":"the-mentor-9780571339648","title":"The Mentor","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Daniel Kehlmann\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Faber \u0026amp; Faber\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Faber \u0026amp; Faber\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: European - English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"The play is full of prickly comedy and offers 90 minutes of civilised pleasure.\" - Guardian\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBenjamin Rubin is a cantankerous old writer, whisky aficionado and pedant, still basking in the reflected glory of long-ago success. Martin Wegner is a rising young literary star, heralded as \"the voice of his generation\". \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen Martin is given the opportunity to develop his new play under the mentorship of his idol, the writers meet in a dilapidated art-nouveau villa somewhere in the German countryside. Two massive egos are set on a collision course in this perceptive and compelling comedy about art and artists and the legacy of fame. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eChristopher Hampton's translation of \u003ci\u003eThe Mentor\u003c\/i\u003e by Daniel Kehlmann premiered at the Ustinov Studio, Theatre Royal Bath, in April 2017.","brand":"Faber \u0026 Faber","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47889761042583,"sku":"9780571339648","price":931.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780571339648.webp?v=1781177651","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-mentor-9780571339648","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}