{"product_id":"red-cavalry-paperback","title":"Red Cavalry - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eIsaac Babel\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eNathalie Babel\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003ePeter Constantine\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne of the great masterpieces of Russian literature, the \u003cem\u003eRed Cavalry\u003c\/em\u003e cycle retains today the shocking freshness that made Babel's reputation when the stories were first published in the 1920s. Using his own experiences as a journalist and propagandist with the Red Army during the war against Poland, Babel brings to life an astonishing cast of characters from the exuberant, violent era of early Soviet history: commissars and colonels, Cossacks and peasants, and among them the bespectacled, Jewish writer\/intellectual, observing it all and trying to establish his role in the new Russia.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawn from the acclaimed, award-winning \u003cem\u003eComplete Works of Isaac Babel\u003c\/em\u003e, this volume includes all of the \u003cem\u003eRed Cavalry\u003c\/em\u003e cycle; Babel's 1920 diary, from which the material for the fiction was drawn; and his preliminary sketches for the stories--the whole constituting a fascinating picture of a great writer turning life into art.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.2 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 17, 2003\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42687071879231,"sku":"9780393324235","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/1b8072379c43c785ac96d180bb2c6397.webp?v=1764977365","url":"https:\/\/dhl-adrianne.myshopify.com\/products\/red-cavalry-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}