{"product_id":"arabesques-new-stories-9780300284348","title":"Arabesques: New Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom an acclaimed Ukrainian author, snapshots of a city haunted by war\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe women, men, and children in Serhiy Zhadan's new collection of stories testify to the dignity of daily life in the war-battered Ukrainian city of Kharkiv. Through a series of powerful vignettes we witness the ordinary experiences of people in extraordinary times--weddings, love affairs, tense visits home from the battlefield, desperate deliveries of humanitarian aid.\u003cp\u003eHighlighting the upheaval since the 2022 Russian invasion, characters from Zhadan's \u003ci\u003eMesopotamia\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Orphanage\u003c\/i\u003e reappear, this time with entirely different concerns: evacuating an elderly woman after the bombardment of a residential area; finding a job for someone who returned from the front with significant disabilities; attending the funeral of a colleague who had led a combat unit on the front lines.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese stories, composed shortly before the author joined the Ukrainian armed forces, give voice to the vulnerability of those whose lives have been transformed by war, who have come to accept that death lurks around every corner, in every building, and on every square.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Serhiy Zhadan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Yale University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/17\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 120\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.70h x 5.00w x 0.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780300284348\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSerhiy Zhadan\u003c\/b\u003e is an award-winning contemporary Ukrainian author of poetry and prose. His books include \u003ci\u003eThe Orphanage\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSky Above Kharkiv\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eHow Fire Descends\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cb\u003eIsaac Stackhouse Wheeler\u003c\/b\u003e is a translator, poet, and educator from New Hampshire. He lives and teaches in New York City.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Serhiy Zhadan \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":47698999378077,"sku":"9780300284348","price":36.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_5cd1d631-eeec-4742-b73f-78a96c730e27.jpg?v=1772695323","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/arabesques-new-stories-9780300284348","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}