{"product_id":"city-of-lions-portrait-of-a-city-in-two-acts-lviv-then-and-now-paperback","title":"City of Lions: Portrait of a City in Two Acts: LVIV, Then and Now - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJozef Wittlin\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003ePhilippe Sands\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eAntonia Lloyd-Jones\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A loving, sensuous, but also gently ironic reconstruction of a lost city\" \u003ci\u003e-- LA Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eA timely reissue of the classic portrayal of the Ukrainian city of Lviv by 2 authors in 2 acts, separated by time and circumstance\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e With an illuminating preface by Eva Hoffman and stunning new photographs by Diana Matar, \u003ci\u003eCity of Lions\u003c\/i\u003e is a powerful and melancholy evocation of Ukraine in the twentieth century, with a special resonance for today. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Lviv, Lw, Lvov, Lemberg. Known by a variety of names, the City of Lions is now in western Ukraine. Situated in different countries during its history, it is a city located along the fault-lines of Europe's history.\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eCity of Lions\u003c\/i\u003e presents two essays, written more than half a century apart - but united by one city. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Jef Wittlin's lyrical paean to his Lw, written in exile, is a deep cry of love and pain for his city, where most people he knew have fled or been killed. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Philippe Sands' finely honed exploration of what has been lost and what remains interweaves a lawyer's love of evidence with the emotional heft of a descendant of Lviv.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJef Wittlin \u003c\/b\u003e(born 1896) was a major Polish poet, novelist, essayist, and translator. He studied in Vienna, where he met Joseph Roth and Rainer Maria Rilke, before serving in the Austro-Hungarian army in the First World War. He published one novel and numerous collections of poetry, many of which were characterised by their strong pacifist sentiments. With the outbreak of WWII he fled to France and then to New York, where he died in 1976. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePhilippe Sands\u003c\/b\u003e is a professor of Law at University College London. He specialises in International Law and International disputes. He has also published many books, including \u003ci\u003eEast West Street \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Ratline\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAntonia Lloyd-Jones\u003c\/b\u003e translates from Polish, and is the 2018 winner of the Transatlantyk Award for the most outstanding promoter of Polish literature abroad. She has translated works by several of Poland's leading contemporary authors.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 176\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 7.7 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 12, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51765010006304,"sku":"9781805330011","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/7da7455c648b84e52bc6356deb144309.webp?v=1780260331","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/city-of-lions-portrait-of-a-city-in-two-acts-lviv-then-and-now-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}