{"product_id":"of-sunshine-and-bedbugs-essential-stories-paperback","title":"Of Sunshine and Bedbugs: Essential Stories - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eIsaac Babel\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eBoris Dralyuk\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA new selection of Isaac Babel's 26 most vital and beautiful stories, in acclaimed translations by Boris Dralyuk\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIsaac Babel honed one of the most distinctive styles in all Russian literature. Brashly conversational one moment, dreamily lyrical the next, his stories exult in the richness of everyday speech and sensual pleasure only to be shaken by brutal jolts of violence. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e These stories take us from the underworld of Babel's native Odessa, city of gangsters and lowlives, of drunken brawls and bleeding sunsets, to the terror and absurdity of life as a soldier in the Polish-Soviet War. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSelected and translated by the prize-winning Boris Dralyuk, this collection captures the irreverence, passion and coarse beauty of Babel's singular voice.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eIsaac Babel was a short-story writer, playwright, literary translator and journalist. He joined the Red Army as a correspondent during the Russian civil war. The first major Russian-Jewish writer to write in Russian, he was hugely popular during his lifetime. He was murdered in Stalin's purges in 1940, at the age of 45. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBoris Dralyuk is the Editor-in-Chief of the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e. He is a literary translator and holds a PhD in Slavic Languages and Literatures from UCLA, where he taught Russian literature for a number of years. He has also taught at the University of St Andrews, Scotland.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 6.4 x 4.7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 28, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51766707159328,"sku":"9781782277811","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/2a9e25a663f4bdf9e6b3f8a140205f61.webp?v=1780297089","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/of-sunshine-and-bedbugs-essential-stories-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}