{"product_id":"sevastopol-paperback","title":"Sevastopol - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEmilio Fraia\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eZoe Perry\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThree subtly connected stories converge in this chimerical debut, each burrowing into a turning point in a person's life: a young woman gives a melancholy account of her obsession with climbing Mount Everest; a Peruvian-Brazilian vanishes into the forest after staying in a musty, semi-abandoned inn in the haunted depths of the Brazilian countryside; a young playwright embarks on the production of a play about the city of Sevastopol and a Russian painter portraying Crimean War soldiers. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInspired by Tolstoy's \u003cem\u003eThe Sevastopol Sketches\u003c\/em\u003e, Emilio Fraia masterfully weaves together these stories of yearning and loss, obsession and madness, failure and the desire to persist, in a restrained manner reminiscent of Anton Chekhov, Roberto Bolano, and Rachel Cusk.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 128\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.3 x 7 x 4.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 01, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42699352047679,"sku":"9780811230919","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/acd5241d24cff2ad7251623e14112bc6.webp?v=1765013325","url":"https:\/\/dhl-adrianne.myshopify.com\/products\/sevastopol-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}