{"product_id":"their-four-hearts-paperback","title":"Their Four Hearts - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eVladimir Sorokin\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMax Lawton\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator), \u003cb\u003eGregory Klassen\u003c\/b\u003e (Calligrapher)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe novel that reportedly caused a walkout upon publication, this grotesque, absurdist work by Russia's de Sade follows four individuals set upon a common goal of destruction and violence.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eVladimir Sorokin\u003c\/b\u003e was born in a small town outside of Moscow in 1955. He trained as an engineer at the Moscow Institute of Oil and Gas, but turned to art and writing, becoming a major presence in the Moscow underground of the 1980s. His work was banned in the Soviet Union, and his first novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Queue\u003c\/i\u003e, was published by the famed émigré dissident Andrei Sinyavsky in France in 1983. In 1992, Sorokin's \u003ci\u003eCollected Stories\u003c\/i\u003e was nominated for the Russian Booker Prize; in 1999, the publication of the controversial novel \u003ci\u003eBlue Lard\u003c\/i\u003e, which included a sex scene between clones of Stalin and Khrushchev, led to public demonstrations against the book and to demands that Sorokin be prosecuted as a pornographer; in 2001, he received the Andrei Biely Award for outstanding contributions to Russian literature. He has written numerous plays and short stories, and his work has been translated throughout the world. Among his most recent books are \u003ci\u003eSugar Kremlin\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eDay of the Oprichnik\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in Moscow.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 204\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.71 x 8.9 x 5.98 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 26, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42727914700863,"sku":"9781628973969","price":21.54,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/76a4d80855315d81501b032bc15775a8.webp?v=1765116567","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/their-four-hearts-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}