{"product_id":"the-body-of-the-soul-stories-paperback","title":"The Body of the Soul: Stories - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLudmila Ulitskaya\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eRichard Pevear\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator), \u003cb\u003eLarissa Volokhonsky\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA new collection of stories by the acclaimed Ludmila Ulitskaya, masterfully translated into English\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e Best of the Week Pick - A \u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e choice for Best World Literature of 2023 - A \u003ci\u003eWorld Literature Today\u003c\/i\u003e Notable Translation of 2023\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"[A] magnificent collection . . . [by] a writer of boundless tenderness.\"--Genevi钁e Brisac, \u003ci\u003eLe Monde\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Centrifugal, pensive, often elusive stories by one of the greatest living Russian writers (and leading anti-Putinist). . . . The stories are marvels of economy and the unexpected twist, each a memorable tour de force. . . . A welcome introduction to the short fiction of an essential writer.\"--\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e (starred review) \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e While we can feel, know, and study the body, the soul refuses definition. Where does it begin and end? What does the soul have to do with love? Does it exist at all, and if so, does it outlast the body? Or are the soul and body really one and the same? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e These are questions posed by the characters who inhabit this book of stories by the award-winning Russian writer Ludmila Ulitskaya. A woman believes that the best way to control her life is to control her death. A landscape photographer wonders if the beauty he has witnessed can triumph over decay. A coroner dedicated to science is confronted by a startling physical anomaly, a lonely divorc馥 experiences an extraordinary transformation, a librarian whose life is devoted to language finds words slipping away from her. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In these eleven stories, artfully rendered into English by Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky, Ulitskaya maps the edges of our lives, tracing a delicate geography of the soul.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLudmila Ulitskaya\u003c\/b\u003e (b. 1943) is an internationally acclaimed Russian novelist and short story writer. \u003cb\u003eRichard Pevear\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eLarissa Volokhonsky\u003c\/b\u003e are an award-winning team of literary translators who have translated over thirty works from the Russian.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 168\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.27 x 7.78 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 31, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51764527268128,"sku":"9780300270938","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/43e4915b49be644aa5b9fad669cda7a5.webp?v=1780251024","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-body-of-the-soul-stories-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}