{"product_id":"the-undead-a-novel-of-modern-russia-9781685892197","title":"The Undead: A Novel of Modern Russia","description":"\u003cb\u003eIn this gripping tale of contemporary Russia, a young filmmaker and her friends run afoul of a government that ruthlessly oppresses artists who dare to satirize the regime ...\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen Maya, a young Russian filmmaker, makes a low-budget horror movie with her friends, it seems like a promising start to a career in indie film. Little does she know that her jokey lo-fi film will soon attract the attention of the autocratic censors at the highest levels of the Russian police state. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhat follows is a propulsive narrative of an artist being crushed by state power, and the choices that one makes within a system where free expression is literally illegal. Written with the undeniable voice of a emigre from Putin's Russia, \u003ci\u003eThe Undead\u003c\/i\u003e is a tense, piercing story that serves as a parable, and a warning, about political oppression.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Svetlana Satchkova\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Melville House Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/13\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.21h x 5.51w x 0.91d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781685892197\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/03\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSvetlana Satchkova is a Russian-born journalist and writer who immigrated to the United States in 2016. She is an established arts journalist with bylines in the \u003ci\u003eRumpus, Newsweek, LARB\u003c\/i\u003e, and others. She is currently a research fellow at the Jordan Center for the Advanced Study of Russia at New York University, has an MFA from Brooklyn College, and lives in Brooklyn. \u003ci\u003eThe Undead\u003c\/i\u003e is her first novel in English.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Svetlana Satchkova \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":47579936129181,"sku":"9781685892197","price":39.97,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_3990f7c0-d1b8-4bf2-b08a-0e859588345d.jpg?v=1768899523","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/the-undead-a-novel-of-modern-russia-9781685892197","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}