{"product_id":"the-sinistra-zone-adam-bodor-9780811219785","title":"The Sinistra Zone","description":"\u003cp\u003eEntering a weird, remote hamlet, Andrei calls himself \"a simple wayfarer,\" but he is in fact highly compromised: he has no identity papers. Taken under the wing of the military zone's commander, Andrei is first assigned to guard the blueberries that supply a nearby bear reserve. He is surrounded by human wrecks, supernatural umbrellas, birds carrying plagues, albino twins.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe bears -- and an affair with a married woman -- occupy Andrei until his protector is replaced by a new female commander, \"a slender creature, quiet, diaphanous, like a dragonfly,\" and yet an iron-fisted harridan. As things grow ever more alarming, Andrei becomes a \"corpse watchman,\" standing guard over the dead to check for any signs of life, and then ... \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Adam Bodor\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 081121978X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780811219785\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e New Directions Publishing Corporation\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/26\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.20w x 0.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/24\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2013 pg. 30","brand":"Adam Bodor","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43926342336767,"sku":"9780811219785","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_5759ab69-3b3c-4ab3-a2ca-446bbcf99c2c.jpg?v=1681082540","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-sinistra-zone-adam-bodor-9780811219785","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}