{"product_id":"russian-emigre-short-stories","title":"Russian Emigre Short Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSHORTLISTED FOR THE READ RUSSIA PRIZE 2018\u003cbr\u003eLONGLISTED FOR THE GLOBAL READ RUSSIA PRIZE 2018\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFleeing Russia amid the chaos of the 1917 revolution and subsequent  Civil War, many writers went on to settle in Paris, Berlin and  elsewhere. In exile, they worked as taxi drivers, labourers and film  extras, and wrote some of the most brilliant and imaginative works of  Russian literature.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis new collection includes stories by the most  famous émigré writers, Vladimir Nabokov and Ivan Bunin, and introduces  powerful lesser known voices, some of whom have never been available in  English before. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHere is Yuri Felsen''s  evocative,  impressionistic account of a night of debauchery in Paris;  Teffi''s  witty and timely reflections on refugee experience; and Mark Aldanov''s  sparkling story of an elderly astrologer who unexpectedly finds himself  in Hitler''s bunker in Berlin. Exploring displacement, loss and new  beginnings, their short stories vividly evoke the experience of life in  exile and also return obsessively to the Russia that has been left  behind - whether as a beautiful dream or terrifying nightmare. By turns  experimental, funny, exciting, poignant and haunting, these works reveal  the full range of émigré writing and are presented here in masterly  translations by Bryan Karetnyk and others.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57319307018622,"sku":"NW9780241299739","price":13.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9780241299739.jpg?v=1778727449","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/en-eu\/products\/russian-emigre-short-stories","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}