{"product_id":"stalking-the-atomic-city-life-among-the-decadent-and-the-depraved-of-chornobyl-hardcover","title":"Stalking the Atomic City: Life Among the Decadent and the Depraved of Chornobyl - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMarkiyan Kamysh\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eHanna Leliv\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator), \u003cb\u003eReilly Costigan-Humes\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"His is a voice that must be heard.\" --Patti Smith\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A poetic rush to madness. . . a stunning, original voice as lyrical as it is unnerving.\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e--Alan Weisman, author of \u003ci\u003eThe World Without Us\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eCountdown\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"In the shadow of catastrophe, Markiyan Kamysh writes with all of youth's wayward lyricism, like a nuclear Kerouac.\" --Rob Doyle, author of \u003ci\u003eThreshold\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA rare portrait of the dystopian reality of Chornobyl, Ukraine, as it was before the Russian occupation of 2022.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSince the nuclear disaster in April 1986, Chornobyl remains a toxic, forbidden wasteland. As with all dangerous places, it attracts a wild assortment of adventurers who feel called to climb over the barbed wire illegally and witness the aftermath for themselves. Breaking the law here is a pilgrimage: a defiant, sacred experience. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eStalking the Atomic City\u003c\/i\u003e, Kamysh tells us about thieves who hide in the abandoned buildings, the policemen who chase them, and the romantic utopists who have built families here, even as deadly toxic waste lingers in the buildings, playgrounds, and streams. The book is complete with stunning photographs that may well be the last images to capture Chornobyl's desolate beauty since occupying Russian forces started to loot and destroy the site in March 2022. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAn extraordinary guide to this alien world many of us will never see, Kamysh's singular prose that is both brash and bold, compared to Kerouac and gonzo journalists, captures the understated elegance and timeless significance of this dystopian reality.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMarkiyan Kamysh is a Ukrainian writer who, since 2010, has illegally explored the Chornobyl Exclusion Zone and represents it in literature. He is the son of a Chornobyl liquidator who died in 2003. His first book, \u003ci\u003eStalking the Atomic City, \u003c\/i\u003e was translated into multiple languages. You can also follow Markiyan on Instagram, @markiyankamysh. He lives in Kyiv.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 160\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 7.2 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 05, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51767019012384,"sku":"9781662601279","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/1837db8b0dc6b8062a3d108f476c280f.webp?v=1780303054","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/stalking-the-atomic-city-life-among-the-decadent-and-the-depraved-of-chornobyl-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}