{"product_id":"russian-gothic-aleksandr-skorobogatov-9781644284025","title":"Russian Gothic","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A great Russian novel...in the grand Russian tradition.\" \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eLe Figaro\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRussian Gothic\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, a short and intense novel by Belgium-based Belorussian novelist Aleksandr Skorobogatov that, since its initial publication in Russia in 1991, has gone on to sell over a million copies worldwide and hailed as an early masterpiece of post-Soviet literature, eliciting comparisons to Gogol and Bulgakov. \u003ci\u003eRussian Gothic\u003c\/i\u003e is a dark tale of the descent into paranoia and violence of Nikolai, a veteran of the Soviet-Afghan war. When a mysterious figure, Sergeant Bertrand, appears on his doorstep and starts insinuating that Nikolai's wife, Vera, may be having an affair, Nikolai's faith in his wife, the only person to stand by him after his return to civilian life, starts to crumble--with devastating consequences.Skorobogatov, the author of five critically acclaimed novels, has been published widely in Europe, but \u003ci\u003eRussian Gothic\u003c\/i\u003e is the first of his works to be translated into English. The UK edition was recently released by Old Street, garnering truly stellar reviews, including in the \u003ci\u003eTelegraph\u003c\/i\u003e (\"thoroughly magnificent\") and \u003ci\u003eThe Sunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e (\"riveting\"). Three decades after it was written, its complex portrait of grief, misogyny, violence--and love--is as fresh, shocking, and relevant as ever.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Aleksandr Skorobogatov\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1644284022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781644284025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Rare Bird Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/25\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 128\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/29\/2024","brand":"Aleksandr Skorobogatov","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":45481846210815,"sku":"9781644284025","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_74d91da6-2f10-4d05-bc83-6977e8996263.jpg?v=1715987859","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/russian-gothic-aleksandr-skorobogatov-9781644284025","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}