{"product_id":"vladivostok-circus-paperback","title":"Vladivostok Circus - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eElisa Shua Dusapin\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eAneesa Abbas Higgins\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWinner of the 2021 National Book Award for Translated Literature\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eTonight is the opening night. There are birds perched everywhere, on the power lines, the guy ropes, the strings of light that festoon the tent . . . when I think of all those little bodies suspended between earth and sky, it makes me smile to remind myself that for some of them, their first flight begins with a fall. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eNathalie arrives at the circus in Vladivostok, Russia, fresh out of fashion school in Geneva. She is there to design the costumes for a trio of artists who are due to perform one of the most dangerous acts of all: the Russian Bar. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs winter approaches, the season at Vladivostok is winding down, leaving the windy port city empty as the performers rush off to catch trains, boats and buses home; all except the Russian bar trio and their manager. They are scheduled to perform at a festival in Ulan Ude, just before Christmas. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat ensues is an intimate and beguiling account of four people learning to work with and trust one another. This is a book about the delicate balance that must be achieved when flirting with death in such spectacular fashion, set against the backdrop of a cloudy ocean and immersing the reader into Dusapin's trademark dreamlike prose.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eTranslated from the French by Aneesa Abbas Higgins \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eElisa Shua Dusapin\u003c\/b\u003e was born in France in 1992 and raised in Paris, Seoul, and Switzerland. \u003ci\u003eWinter in Sokcho\u003c\/i\u003e is her first novel. Published in 2016 to wide acclaim, it was awarded the Prix Robert Walser and the Prix Régine Desforges and has been translated into six languages. Her novel, \u003ci\u003eWinter In Sokcho\u003c\/i\u003e, won the National Book Award for Translated Literature in 2021.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eAneesa Abbas Higgins\u003c\/b\u003e has translated books by Elisa Shua Dusapin, Vénus Khoury-Ghata, Tahar Ben Jelloun, Ali Zamir, and Nina Bouraoui. \u003ci\u003eSeven Stones\u003c\/i\u003e by Vénus Khoury-Ghata was short-listed for the Scott-Moncrieff Translation Prize, and both \u003ci\u003eA Girl Called Eel\u003c\/i\u003e by Ali Zamir and \u003ci\u003eWhat Became of the White Savage\u003c\/i\u003e by François Garde won PEN Translates awards. Her translation of Dusapin's \u003ci\u003eWinter in Sokcho \u003c\/i\u003ewon the National Book Award for Translated Literature in 2021.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 140\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 8 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 14, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51748971479328,"sku":"9781960385123","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/b3c3d94154a8baa548600fef99a5ec7e.webp?v=1779921726","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/vladivostok-circus-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}