{"product_id":"x-and-other-stories-9781847499295b","title":"X and Other Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA unique collection of short stories by the author of \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eWe\u003c\/span\u003e. Some of them never translated before into English.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom the stark depictions of rural Russia in '\u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eProvincial Life\u003c\/span\u003e' to the vivid portrayal of an artillery unit in '\u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eAt the End of the Earth\u003c\/span\u003e', from stories such as '\u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eThe Cave' \u003c\/span\u003eand '\u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eMamai\u003c\/span\u003e', describing the terrible conditions endured by the citizens of Petrograd in the years of the civil war, to '\u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eX\u003c\/span\u003e', a light-hearted, slightly absurdist example of metafiction, through to the somber tones of the final story in this volume, '\u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eFlood\u003c\/span\u003e', this volume collects some of the best fiction by the celebrated author of We.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePresented in a brand-new translation by Hugh Aplin, these stories – some of them never translated before into English – show why Zamyatin's oeuvre as a whole is worthy of greater recognition today, not just for the context it affords readers of his most famous novel, but also for the light it can shed on Russian literature, culture and society of its time – as well as, most importantly, for its own intrinsic merit.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Alma Books","offers":[{"title":"Bargain","offer_id":42820808867920,"sku":"9781847499295B","price":4.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/8173\/5760\/files\/9781847499295-l.jpg?v=1785881238","url":"https:\/\/bookoutlet.com\/products\/x-and-other-stories-9781847499295b","provider":"Book Outlet","version":"1.0","type":"link"}