{"product_id":"the-orphanage-paperback-1","title":"The Orphanage - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSerhiy Zhadan\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eReilly Costigan-Humes\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator), \u003cb\u003eIsaac Stackhouse Wheeler\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA devastating story of the struggle of civilians caught up in the conflict in eastern Ukraine\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eChosen as one of \"Six Books to Read for Context on Ukraine\" by the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eSelected by \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e as one of the \"20 Best Books of 2021\"\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Powerful . . . For those who want a glimpse of what life will be like in Ukraine for years to come, \u003ci\u003eThe Orphanage\u003c\/i\u003e offers a frightening glimpse.\"--Bill Marx, \u003ci\u003eArts Fuse\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e If every war needs its master chronicler, Ukraine has Serhiy Zhadan, one of Europe's most promising novelists. Recalling the brutal landscape of \u003ci\u003eThe Road\u003c\/i\u003e and the wartime storytelling of \u003ci\u003eA Farewell to Arms\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Orphanage\u003c\/i\u003e is a searing novel that excavates the human collateral damage wrought by the ongoing conflict in eastern Ukraine. When hostile soldiers invade a neighboring city, Pasha, a thirty-five-year-old Ukrainian language teacher, sets out for the orphanage where his nephew Sasha lives, now in occupied territory. Venturing into combat zones, traversing shifting borders, and forging uneasy alliances along the way, Pasha realizes where his true loyalties lie in an increasingly desperate fight to rescue Sasha and bring him home. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Written with a raw intensity, this is a deeply personal account of violence that will be remembered as the definitive novel of the war in Ukraine.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSerhiy Zhadan\u003c\/b\u003e, recipient of the 2022 Hannah Arendt Prize for Political Thought and the 2022 German Peace Prize, is widely considered to be one of the most important young writers in Ukraine. He has received several international literature prizes and has twice won BBC Ukraine's Book of the Year award. His previous books include \u003ci\u003eMesopotamia\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWhat We Live For, What We Die For: Selected Poems\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cb\u003eReilly Costigan-Humes\u003c\/b\u003e translates literature from the Ukrainian and Russian. \u003cb\u003eIsaac Stackhouse Wheeler\u003c\/b\u003e is a translator and poet.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 7.6 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 23, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51763195937056,"sku":"9780300243017","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/2fd49f4f5074e18e1824f012fae96601.webp?v=1780229359","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-orphanage-paperback-1","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}