{"product_id":"voroshilovgrad-paperback","title":"Voroshilovgrad - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSerhiy Zhadan\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eReilly Costigan-Humes\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator), \u003cb\u003eIsaac Wheeler\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eEasy Rider\u003c\/i\u003e meets \u003ci\u003ePedro Páramo\u003c\/i\u003e in this darkly funny, fast-paced road novel that barrels through eastern Ukraine's ravaged industrial landscape.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eSerhiy Zhadan is one of the key voices in contemporary Ukrainian literature: his poetry and novels have enjoyed popularity both at home and abroad. He has twice won BBC Ukraine's Book of the Year (2006 and 2010) and has twice been nominated as Russian \u003ci\u003eGQ\u003c\/i\u003e's 'Man of the Year', in their writers category. Writing is just one of his many interests, which also include singing in a band, translating poetry and organizing literary festivals. \u003cbr\u003eZhadan was born in Starobilsk, Luhansk Oblast. He graduated from Kharkiv University in 1996, then spent three years as a graduate student of philology. He taught Ukrainian and world literature from 2000 to 2004, and thereafter retired from teaching. Zhadan has translated poetry from German, English, Belarusian, and Russian, from such poets as Paul Celan and Charles Bukowski. His own works have been translated into German, English, Polish, Serbian, Croatian, Lithuanian, Belarusian, Russian, Hungarian, Armenian, Swedish and Czech. In 2013, he participated in Euromaidan demonstrations in Kharkiv, and in 2014, he was assaulted outside the administration building in Kharkiv, an incident discussed in \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives and works in Kharkiv. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eReilly Costigan-Humes is a graduate of Haverford College, where he studied Russian literature and culture. He lives and works in Moscow, and translates literature from the Ukrainian and Russian. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIsaac Wheeler received an MA in Russian Translation from Columbia University, and is also a graduate of Haverford College, where he studied Russian Language and English Literature. Wheeler lives in Brooklyn, NY, where he is a professional business and literary translator.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 456\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.2 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 24, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42700491161663,"sku":"9781941920305","price":19.14,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/355b5dfa9b7e6b706cbf9661443e8967.webp?v=1765016949","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/voroshilovgrad-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}