{"product_id":"siege-13-stories-paperback","title":"Siege 13: Stories - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTamas Dobozy\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThese stories follow ordinary people caught between the pincers of aggressors, leading to actions at once deplorable, perplexing, and heroic.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBuilt around the events of the Soviet Budapest Offensive at the end of World War II and its long shadow, the stories in \u003cem\u003eSiege 13\u003c\/em\u003e are full of wit, irony, and dark humor. In a series of linked stories that alternate between the siege itself and a contemporary community of Hungarian émigrés who find refuge in the West, Dobozy utilizes a touch of deadpan humor and a deep sense of humanity to extoll the horrors and absurdity of ordinary people caught in the crosshairs of brutal conflict and its silent aftermath.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eObserving the uses and misuses of history, and their effect on individuals and community, Dobozy examines the often blurry line between right and wrong, portraying a world in which one man's betrayal is another man's survival, and in which common citizens are caught between the pincers of aggressors, leading to actions at once deplorable, perplexing, and heroic. Dobozy's stories feature characters, lost forever in the labyrinth built on the thin border between memories and reality, past and present, words and silence. Like Nabokov, Tamas Dobozy combines the best elements of European and American storytelling, creating a fictional world of his own. (David Albahari, author of \u003cem\u003eGotz and Meyer\u003c\/em\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIlluminating the horror and absurdity of war with wit and subtlety, Tamas Dobozy explores a world in which right and wrong are not easily distinguished, and a gruesome past manifests itself in perplexing, often comical ways.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWinner of the Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction Prize\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePraise for \u003cem\u003eSiege 13\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Alice Munro . . . Isaac Babel . . . Those comparisons may sound daunting, but Dobozy has mastered the technical conventions of his craft . . . This vivid rendering of Hungarian history as a nightmare from which no one quite wants to awake is Dobozy's finest achievement.\" --Garth Risk Hallberg, \u003cem\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The sheer variety of Dobozy's approaches to telling stories, and his commitment not only to provoke thought but to entertain, constitute a virtuoso performance. \u003cem\u003eSiege 13\u003c\/em\u003e is without question one of my favorite story collections ever.\" --Jeff VanderMeer, \u003cem\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A superb collection of short stories that revisits two of the deadliest months in Hungarian history. The book tells the stories of those who hid, those who fought, those who betrayed, those who escaped and those who died, and how the effects of the siege still linger, three-quarters of a century later. . . . \u003cem\u003eSiege 13\u003c\/em\u003e is one of the best books of the year.\" --Mark Medley, \u003cem\u003eNational Post\u003c\/em\u003e (Canada)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the celebrated author of \u003ci\u003eLast Notes\u003c\/i\u003e, a brilliant collection of stories exploring a world in which ordinary people are caught between the pincers of aggressors, leading to actions at once deplorable, perplexing, and heroic \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eSiege 13\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Tamas Dobozy's stories are usually about Hungarians living outside of Hungary, lost forever in the labyrinth built on the thin border between memories and reality, past and present, words and silence. Like Nabokov, Dobozy combines the best elements of European and American storytelling, creating a fictional world of his own.\" --David Albahari \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eLast Notes\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Strange and intense.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"An artistic and intellectual boon.\" --\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Strikes the right balance between the surreal and the realistic. These stories have a staying power, a bleak charm that remains long after you put down the book.\" --\u003ci\u003eBookslut\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eTamas Dobozy is the author of \"Last Notes: And Other Stories\" (Arcade, 2002), named a top fiction title by \"The Globe and Mail\" and \"When X Equals Marylou\" (Arsenal Pulp, 2003). His work has appeared in \"Granta 107, The Raritan Review, One Story, The Chicago Review, Northwest Review, Alaska Quarterly Review, \"and elsewhere. His works have also been anthologized in \"The Best American Nonrequired Reading 2010,\" and he was awarded an O. Henry Prize. Born and raised in Canada by Hungarian-born parents, Dobozy was previously a Fulbright Scholar in Creative Writing at New York University, and he now teaches at Wilfrid Laurier University and lives in Ontario, Canada.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 300\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 7.6 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 19, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction Prize (2012)\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42714751205439,"sku":"9781571310972","price":19.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/5f2eebedca97f7d2899bbfc8f31bdabd.webp?v=1765069206","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/siege-13-stories-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}