{"product_id":"i-wish-i-didnt-have-eugene-yelchin-9781536215533","title":"I Wish I Didn't Have to Tell You This: A Graphic Memoir","description":"\u003cb\u003eIn a stunning sequel to \u003ci\u003eThe Genius Under the Table\u003c\/i\u003e, Eugene Yelchin's graphic memoir depicts his harrowing journey from Leningrad's underground art scene to a state-run Siberian asylum--and to eventual safety in the US.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNo longer the creative little boy under his grandmother's table, Yevgeny is now a young adult, pursuing his artistic dreams under the constant threat of the KGB's stranglehold on Russia's creative scene. When a chance encounter with an American woman opens him up to a world of romance and possibility, Yevgeny believes he has found his path to the future--and freedom overseas. But the threat of being drafted into the military and sent to fight in Afghanistan changes everything in a terrible instant, and he takes drastic measures to decide his fate, leading to unthinkable consequences in a mental hospital. With bold art bringing a vivid reality to life, National Book Award Finalist and Newbery Honoree Eugene Yelchin's sequel to the acclaimed memoir \u003ci\u003eThe Genius Under the Table\u003c\/i\u003e returns to Yevgeny's saga, balancing the terror and oppression of Soviet Russia with the author's signature charm and dark wit. \u003ci\u003eI Wish I Didn't Have to Tell You This\u003c\/i\u003e shines a stark spotlight on history while offering a poignant, nuanced, and powerfully resonant look at growing up in--and ultimately leaving--Cold War Russia in the early 1980s.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Eugene Yelchin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1536215538\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781536215533\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Candlewick Press (MA)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/16\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 432\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.25lbs","brand":"Eugene Yelchin","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46807258726655,"sku":"9781536215533","price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d68e2901-2620-4333-870c-46451a70ee28.jpg?v=1745378963","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/i-wish-i-didnt-have-eugene-yelchin-9781536215533","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}