{"product_id":"between-dog-and-wolf-sasha-sokolov-9780231181471","title":"Between Dog and Wolf","description":"Sasha Sokolov is one of few writers to have been praised by Vladimir Nabokov, who called his first novel, \u003ci\u003eA School for Fools\u003c\/i\u003e, \"an enchanting, tragic, and touching book.\" Sokolov's second novel, \u003ci\u003eBetween Dog and Wolf\u003c\/i\u003e, written in 1980, has long intimidated translators because of its complex puns, rhymes, and neologisms. Language rather than plot motivates the story--the novel is often compared to James Joyce's \u003ci\u003eFinnegans Wake\u003c\/i\u003e--and time, characters, and death all prove unstable. The one constant is the Russian landscape, where the Volga is a more-crossable River Styx, especially when it freezes in winter. Sokolov's fiction has hugely influenced contemporary Russian writers. Now, thanks to Alexander Boguslawski's bold and superb translation, English readers can access what many consider to be his best work.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sasha Sokolov\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0231181477\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780231181471\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Columbia University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/06\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 296\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.50w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/23\/2017","brand":"Sasha Sokolov","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43994077626623,"sku":"9780231181471","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_832bb6d1-004d-47d0-9522-c9af0bbc438f.jpg?v=1683328001","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/between-dog-and-wolf-sasha-sokolov-9780231181471","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}