{"product_id":"man-and-his-surroundings-paperback","title":"Man and His Surroundings - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eFazil Iskander\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eAlexander Rojavin\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMan and His Surroundings\u003c\/i\u003e is a collection of novellas that are unconnected by one plot, but which altogether constitute a piercing examination of Soviet and post-Soviet culture. The novellas are hilarious and poignant, satirical and philosophical, and they impart a better intuitive understanding of the Soviet cultural heritage and mindset.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFazil Iskander\u003c\/b\u003e (1920 - 2016) was raised in Abkhazia but settled permanently in Moscow after graduating from the Gorky Literary Institute in Moscow in 1954. Iskander's major works include the satirical novel \u003ci\u003eSozvezdiye kozlotura\u003c\/i\u003e (1966; \u003ci\u003eThe Goatibex Constellation\u003c\/i\u003e) and the allegorical dystopia \u003ci\u003eKroliki i udavy \u003c\/i\u003e(1982; \u003ci\u003eRabbits and Boa Constrictors\u003c\/i\u003e). Iskander spent decades writing the epic novel \u003ci\u003eSandro iz Chegema\u003c\/i\u003e (\u003ci\u003eSandro of Chegem\u003c\/i\u003e), which chronicles the collision of Soviet values with Abkhazian patriarchal life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlexander Rojavin\u003c\/b\u003e is a multilingual intelligence, media, and policy analyst specializing in information warfare. He is currently editing a book on modern Russian cinema as a key battlefield in the Kremlin's information war (forthcoming Routledge). At the same time, literary translation has always been one of his first loves.\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 324\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.73 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 09, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51868024045856,"sku":"9798887191058","price":37.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/V6MwgGUtEv9798887191058.webp?v=1781689429","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/man-and-his-surroundings-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}