{"product_id":"the-people-immortal-paperback","title":"The People Immortal - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eVasily Grossman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eRobert Chandler\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator), \u003cb\u003eRobert Chandler\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe first war novel by the author of \u003ci\u003eLife and Fate \u003c\/i\u003eand a stunningly accurate portrayal of soldierly life written at the beginning of World War II. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eVasily Grossman wrote three novels about the Second World War, each offering a distinct take on what a war novel can be, and each extraordinary. A common set of characters links \u003ci\u003eStalingrad\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eLife and Fate\u003c\/i\u003e, but \u003ci\u003eStalingrad\u003c\/i\u003e is not only a moving and exciting story of desperate defense and the turning tide of war, but also a monumental memorial for the countless war dead.\u003ci\u003e Life and Fate\u003c\/i\u003e, by contrast, is a work of moral and political philosophy as well as a novel, and the deep question it explores is whether or not it is possible to behave ethically in the face of overwhelming violence. \u003ci\u003eThe People Immortal \u003c\/i\u003eis something else entirely. Set during the catastrophic first months of the German invasion of the Soviet Union, this is the tale of an army battalion dispatched to slow the advancing enemy at any cost, with encirclement and annihilation its promised end. A rousing story of resistance, \u003ci\u003eThe People Immortal\u003c\/i\u003e is the novel as weapon in hand.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eVasily Semyonovich Grossman\u003c\/b\u003e (1905-1964) was born in Berdichev, a Ukrainian town that was home to one of Europe's largest Jewish communities. During World War II, Grossman worked as a reporter for the army newspaper \u003ci\u003eRed Star\u003c\/i\u003e, covering nearly all of the most important battles from the defense of Moscow to the fall of Berlin. NYRB Classics publishes Grossman's \u003ci\u003eStalingrad\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLife and Fate\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Road\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eEverything Flows\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eAn Armenian Sketchbook\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eRobert Chandler\u003c\/b\u003e's translations from Russian include works by Alexander Pushkin, Teffi, and Andrey Platonov. He has also written a short biography of Pushkin and has edited three anthologies of Russian literature for Penguin Classics. He runs a monthly translation workshop at Pushkin House in London. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eElizabeth Chandler\u003c\/b\u003e is a co-translator, with her husband, of Pushkin's \u003ci\u003eThe Captain's Daughter\u003c\/i\u003e and of several several works by Vasily Grossman and Andrey Platonov. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eJulia Volohova\u003c\/b\u003e is an independent scholar. She has been researching the life and work of Vasily Grossman since 2014 and she works as an editor for the Laboratory of Unnecessary Things at the Independent University of Moscow.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.91 x 7.93 x 5.29 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 27, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51766393766176,"sku":"9781681376783","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/26c4f985dce38dab1d80f4d074f954d6.webp?v=1780291820","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-people-immortal-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}