{"product_id":"the-round-dance-of-water-paperback","title":"The Round-Dance of Water - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSergey Kuznetsov\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eValeriya Yermishova\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the man Arturo Pérez-Reverte has called \"the most talented young Russian author\" comes this extraordinary family saga, a journey into the depths of the human soul.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe \u003ci\u003eRound-dance of Water\u003c\/i\u003e is a detailed portrait of three generations of a large family, but in this story there is no division into primary and secondary characters: each individual fate carries its weight and runs into the bloody river of the twentieth century. The novel drifts between years, tones, and styles, and the range of its influences is overwhelming, ranging from Rudyard Kipling to Andrei Platonov and Daniil Kharms, from gangster movies to Japanese anime.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSergey Kuznetsov\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Moscow in 1966. In the late 1990s he became a leading Russian film and pop-culture critic, and rose to prominence as one of the pioneers of the Internet in Russia. He has actively contributed to magazines such as \u003ci\u003eHarper's Bazaar\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePlayboy\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eVogue\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eL'Officiel\u003c\/i\u003e. In 2001 he became the first Russian journalist to be awarded the Knight Fellowship at Stanford University.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eValeriya Yermishova\u003c\/b\u003e is a freelance translator. She studied French language and literature and economics at State University of New York at Binghamton and picked up translation certificates at NYU and the University of Chicago. She is active in the translation community and served as president-elect and president of the New York Circle of Translators between 2014 and 2016. She currently lives in New York City.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 720\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.6 x 5.9 x 9.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 08, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51766592864544,"sku":"9781628974393","price":25.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/2997778368984ac25c008c0999100671.webp?v=1780295314","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-round-dance-of-water-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}