{"product_id":"the-archipelago-of-another-life-hardcover","title":"The Archipelago of Another Life - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAndreï Makine\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eGeoffrey Strachan\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cb\u003eThis novel about hunting an escapee from Stalinist gulag reads like a Siberian \u003ci\u003eHeart of Darkness.\" \u003c\/i\u003e--​Julian Barnes\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e On the far eastern borders of the Soviet Union, in the sunset of Stalin's reign, soldiers are training for a war that could end all wars, for in the atomic age man has sown the seeds of his own destruction. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Among them is Pavel Gartsev, a reservist. Orphaned, scarred by the last great war and unlucky in love, he is an instant victim for the apparatchiks and ambitious careerists who thrive within the Red Army's ranks. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Assigned to a search party composed of regulars and reservists, charged with the recapture of an escaped prisoner from a nearby gulag, Gartsev finds himself one of an unlikely quintet of cynics, sadists, and heroes, embarked on a challenging manhunt through the Siberian taiga. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e But the fugitive, capable, cunning, and evidently at home in the depths of these vast forests, proves no easy prey. As the pursuit goes on, and the pursuers are struck by a shattering discovery, Gartsev confronts both the worst within himself and the tantalizing prospect of another, totally different life.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAndreï Makine \u003c\/b\u003eis an internationally best-selling author. He is the winner of the Goncourt Prize and the Medicis Prize, the two highest literary awards in France, for his novel \u003ci\u003eDreams of My Russian Summers, \u003c\/i\u003ewhich was also a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003eNotable Book and a \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times \u003c\/i\u003eBest Book of the Year. Makine was born in Siberia in 1957 and raised in the Soviet Union. Granted asylum in France in 1987, Makine was personally given French citizenship by President Jacques Chirac. He now lives in Paris. Arcade Publishing has published ten of Makine's acclaimed novels in English.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.94 x 8.35 x 5.67 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 05, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51767857774880,"sku":"9781951627522","price":26.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/97277bd3856afde46a76541d1833001c.webp?v=1780319094","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-archipelago-of-another-life-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}