{"product_id":"fandango-and-other-stories-bryan-karetnyk-9780231189774","title":"Fandango and Other Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn a bucolic idyll, a terrorist agonizes over the act of violence he is about to commit. On a remote island in the South Pacific, the investigation of a case of mass suicide reveals further mysteries. In a far-flung colony, a cynical trio sends an unwitting man into the wilderness in search of a chimera. Mixing romance and high adventure, intrigue and the fantastic, these magnificent tales by one of Russia's most enduringly popular writers deftly probe the depths of human nature and desire. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eFandango and Other Stories\u003c\/i\u003e presents a selection of essential short fiction by Alexander Grin, Russia's counterpart to Robert Louis Stevenson, Edgar Allan Poe, and Alexandre Dumas. By turns a sailor, a dockworker, a vagrant, a gold prospector, a lumberjack, a soldier, a deserter, an agitator, an exile, a prisoner, and a runaway, Grin wrote seven novels and over three hundred short stories that transport the reader to a realm of pure art and imagination. His ingenious plots explore conflicts of the individual and society in a romantic world populated by a cast of eccentric, cosmopolitan characters. \u003ci\u003eFandango and Other Stories\u003c\/i\u003e includes works drawn from across the entirety of Grin's varied career to encompass the range and sophistication of his writing. Bryan Karetnyk's elegant translations bring Grin's distinctive voice to a new generation of readers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Bryan Karetnyk, Alexander Grin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 023118977X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780231189774\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 01\/07\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.40w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2019","brand":"Bryan Karetnyk","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43981520240895,"sku":"9780231189774","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_99b36a44-d87a-4faa-beb6-af28abb7d019.jpg?v=1683256065","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/fandango-and-other-stories-bryan-karetnyk-9780231189774","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}