{"product_id":"blizzard-vladimir-sorokin-9780374610364","title":"Blizzard","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLong-listed for the 2016 PEN Translation Prize\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review \u003c\/i\u003eEditor's Choice\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA dazzling, utterly distinctive saga from the \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003einternationally\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e celebrated and controversial novelist Vladimir Sorokin, \"the shock jock of Russian letters\" (\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eHarper's\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Vladimir Sorokin [is] Russia's most inventive contemporary author . . . [Gambrell's] translation is as elegant, playful and layered as the original.\" --Masha Gessen, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eGarin, a district doctor, is desperately trying to reach the village of Dolgoye, where a mysterious epidemic is turning people into zombies. He carries with him a vaccine that will prevent the spread of this terrible disease, but is stymied in his travels by an impenetrable blizzard. A trip that should last no more than a few hours turns into a metaphysical journey, an expedition filled with extraordinary encounters, dangerous escapades, torturous imaginings, and amorous adventures. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTrapped in an existential storm, Vladimir Sorokin's characters fight their way across a landscape that owes as much to Chekhov's Russian countryside as it does to the postapocalyptic terrain of science fiction. Hypnotic, fascinating, and richly drawn, \u003ci\u003eThe Blizzard\u003c\/i\u003e is a seminal work from one of the most inventive authors writing today. Sorokin has created yet another boldly original work, which combines an avant-garde sensibility with a taste for the absurd and the grotesque, all while delivering stinging truths about contemporary life and modern-day Russia.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Vladimir Sorokin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0374610363\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780374610364\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e St. Martins Press-3PL\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/03\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.44d","brand":"Vladimir Sorokin","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44056541692159,"sku":"9780374610364","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_0e6ea401-af38-4fc9-b1b6-ec833debd265.jpg?v=1685041879","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/blizzard-vladimir-sorokin-9780374610364","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}