{"product_id":"diaspora-reads-angelos-theocharis-9781839543074","title":"Diaspora Reads: Community, Identity, and Russian Literaturocentrism","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDiaspora Reads\u003c\/em\u003e explores the role of literature and reading practices in the community life of Russian-speaking migrants in Britain. Russophone culture abounds with myths about the special mission of literature and the writer in society. The broader cultural myth of Russian literaturo-centrism encompasses the sanctification of highbrow litera-ture, the idolisation of authors as heroes and martyrs, and the idealisation of avid readership. In the diaspora, litera-turocentrism takes on a new form, retaining elements of the Russian and Soviet tradition while primarily responding to the needs of migrant readers. Following the discussions, games, and celebrations of a com-munity book club in London, \u003cem\u003eDiaspora Reads \u003c\/em\u003edem-onstrates how collective reading enables migrants to shape shared cultural identities, forge communities, build a long-distance relationship with their homelands, and become members of a global network of readers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAngelos Theocharis is a Leverhulme Early Career Fellow in the Department of Media, Culture, Heritage at Newcastle University.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Angelos Theocharis\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1839543078\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781839543074\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Legenda\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/10\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 200\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.15lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.61h x 6.69w x 0.50d","brand":"Angelos Theocharis","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48800581878015,"sku":"9781839543074","price":125.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/diaspora-reads-angelos-theocharis-9781839543074","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}