{"product_id":"the-kukotsky-enigma-paperback","title":"The Kukotsky Enigma - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLudmila Ulitskaya\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eDiane Nemec Ignashev\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTranslated from the Russian by Diane Nemec Ignashev \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe central character in Ludmila Ulitskaya's celebrated novel \u003ci\u003eThe Kukotsky Enigma \u003c\/i\u003eis a gynecologist contending with Stalin's prohibition of abortions in 1936. But, in the tradition of Russia's great family novels, the story encompasses the history of two families and unfolds in Moscow, St. Petersburg, and the ruins of ancient civilizations on the Black Sea. Their lives raise profound questions about family heritage and genetics, nurture and nature, and life and death. In his struggle to maintain his professional integrity and to keep his work from dividing his family, Kukotsky confronts the moral complexity of reproductive science. Winner of the 2001 Russian Booker Prize and the basis for a blockbuster television miniseries, \u003ci\u003eThe Kukotsky Enigma \u003c\/i\u003eis an engrossing, searching novel by one of contemporary literature's most brilliant writers. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eLUDMILA ULITSKAYA is one of Russia's most acclaimed and best-selling writers as well as a prominent political activist. A scientist before she began her literary career, she is the author of thirteen works of fiction, three books for children, and six plays. Her awards include the Russian Booker Prize and the Big Book Prize, the latter the most prestigious in Russia. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDIANE NEMEC IGNASHEV is Class of 1941 Professor of Russian and the Liberal Arts at Carleton College in Minnesota and the translator of \u003ci\u003eNo Love without Poetry: The Memoirs of Marina Tsvetaeva's Daughter \u003c\/i\u003eby Ariadna Efron (Northwestern, 2009) and \u003ci\u003eParanoia \u003c\/i\u003eby Victor Martinovich (Northwestern, 2013).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 432\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 8.9 x 5.8 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 15, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42725888393279,"sku":"9780810133488","price":29.94,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/d3da0ac226288697ec52f4c80d640a2b.webp?v=1765108351","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/the-kukotsky-enigma-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}