{"product_id":"bride-and-groom-paperback","title":"Bride and Groom - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAlisa Ganieva\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eCarol Apollonio\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA multilayered, magical story of love and fate as two modern city-dwellers grapple with traditional family expectations to find happiness.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlisa Ganieva, born in 1985, grew up in Makhachkala, the capital of the southern Russian republic of Dagestan, wedged between the Caspian Sea, Chechnya, and Azerbaijan. Her literary debut, the novella \u003ci\u003eSalaam, Dalgat!\u003c\/i\u003e, published under a male pseudonym, provoked contradictory reactions in Russia: astonishment, especially among young Russians, at this unknown part of their country; and anger among radical Islamists at this negative portrayal of their homeland by one of their own. \u003ci\u003eSalaam, Dalgat!\u003c\/i\u003e won the prestigious Debut Prize in 2009, and Ganieva revealed her true identity only at the award ceremony. Ganieva's debut novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Mountain and the Wall\u003c\/i\u003e, was shortlisted for all three of Russia's major literary awards, Deep Vellum published it in English in 2015, marking the first novel ever published in English by a Dagestani author. \u003ci\u003eBride and Groom\u003c\/i\u003e was published in Russia in 2015 and was the runner-up for Russia's most prestigious literary award, the Russian Booker Prize. Ganieva's novels have been translated into a dozen languages. She lives in Moscow, where she works as a cultural journalist and literary critic. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDr. Carol Apollonio is Professor of the Practice of Russian at Duke University. Her most recent literary translations include German Sadulaev's \u003ci\u003eThe Maya Pill\u003c\/i\u003e (Dalkey Archive, 2014) and Alisa Ganieva's debut novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Mountain and the Wall\u003c\/i\u003e (Deep Vellum, 2015). In addition to being an accomplished translator, Dr. Apollonio is also a scholar specializing in the works of Fyodor Dostoevsky and Chekhov and on problems of translation. She is the author of the monograph \u003ci\u003eDostoevsky's Secrets\u003c\/i\u003e (2009), and she has edited volumes and numerous articles on nineteenth century Russian literature. She was awarded the Russian Ministry of Culture's Chekhov Medal in 2010, and she currently serves as President of the North American Dostoevsky Society.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 248\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.2 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 27, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42700478611519,"sku":"9781941920596","price":19.14,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/bed7e02c708607e79080480fb7e4643b.webp?v=1765016909","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/bride-and-groom-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}