{"product_id":"aetherial-worlds-paperback","title":"Aetherial Worlds - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTatyana Tolstaya\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLonglisted for the National Book Award for Translated Literature\u003cbr\u003eLonglisted for the PEN Translation Prize\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this dazzling collection of stories from one of Russia's most important writers, ordinary realities--and our yearnings to transcend them--lead to miraculous otherworlds. A woman's deceased father appears in her dreams with clues about the afterlife. A man falls in love with a marble statue as his marriage falls apart. A child glimpses heaven through a stained-glass window. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Tolstaya's tales--rendered with the emotional insight of Chekhov, the surreal satire of Gogol, and a unique blend of humor and poetry all her own--transmute the quotidian into aetherial wonders. As these stories explore politics, identity, love, and loss, they cut to the quick of the Russian psyche even as they lay bare human universals. Whether contemplating the intricacies of telegram delivery in Leningrad or the meditative melancholy of holiday aspic, Tolstaya limns the stark elements of existence and our vibrant inner lives in an extraordinary vision of life on earth.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eTatyana Tolstaya lives in Moscow. For twelve years, she was the cohost of \u003ci\u003eThe School for Scandal\u003c\/i\u003e, a popular talk show on Russian television covering culture and politics. She is also the cofounder of a creative writing academy in Moscow. She has written for \u003ci\u003eThe New York Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e. Five of her books, including her novel \u003ci\u003eThe Slynx\u003c\/i\u003e, have been translated into English. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTranslated by Anya Migdal.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 19, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51751385071904,"sku":"9780525434184","price":21.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/e500254463db557f45ae2495273edbb0.webp?v=1779972154","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/aetherial-worlds-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}