{"product_id":"diary-of-an-invasion-andrey-kurkov-9781646054268","title":"Diary of an Invasion","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWinner of the NBCC Gregg Barrios Book in Translation Prize for \u003cem\u003eGrey Bees\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, novelist and journalist Andrey Kurkov was forced to flee his adopted hometown of Kyiv. This journal is a harrowing record of the months leading up to and after the invasion, as Kurkov migrates to the Ukrainian countryside for shelter. In small villages, surrounded by other refugees, he pens incisive dispatches on the latest border conflicts and bombardments affecting his loved ones. These wartime entries ruminate on Ukraine's historic past and possibilities for its future. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn avid political commentator, Kurkov has written for prominent English newspapers, delivered lectures, and been interviewed across Europe on the war in Ukraine. His most recent fictional work, \u003cem\u003eThe Silver Bone\u003c\/em\u003e (2024), is a surrealist crime novel set in early 20th-century Kyiv, inspired by real-life police records Kurkov had access to.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Andrey Kurkov\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1646054261\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781646054268\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Deep Vellum Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/28\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 300\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Andrey Kurkov","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47520794247423,"sku":"9781646054268","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b9f5f985-2352-4b9e-8981-10e75930ac2c.jpg?v=1762887106","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/diary-of-an-invasion-andrey-kurkov-9781646054268","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}