{"product_id":"i-tried-gyuszi-st-9781736604946","title":"I Tried","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe time is 1972 to 1990. The place is communist Romania, one of the satellite states of the almighty-albeit slowly decaying-Soviet Union.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eI Tried\u003c\/em\u003e is a collection of stories that reflect the author's life from the tender age of ten through age 28. The 36 tales of street-soccer, beekeeping, abuse, brutality, chases, forced labor, love, secret police informants and revolution present a quilt-like collage of the life in communist Romania, a country ruled by Nicolae Ceausescu, one of the worst dictators of the 20th century.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese intimate stories-in turn thrilling, funny, and sad-of everyday life under a communist regime offer the reader a glimpse of an almost unimaginable period of recent history. \u003cem\u003eI Tried\u003c\/em\u003e will take you on an emotional roller coaster and leave you filled with wonder and disbelief that such events could occur in our modern world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Gyuszi S?ő\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1736604945\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781736604946\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Gyuszi Suto\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/01\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 424\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.08lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.86d","brand":"Gyuszi S?\u0026#337;","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43990676603135,"sku":"9781736604946","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_4f97fd27-6047-4c7c-8d08-e59f846a4c4c.jpg?v=1683306033","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/i-tried-gyuszi-st-9781736604946","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}