{"product_id":"the-unpossessed-city-jon-fasman-9780143116158","title":"The Unpossessed City","description":"\u003cb\u003eA gripping novel about the dangers and draws of contemporary Russia--from the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Geographer's Library\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith \u003ci\u003eThe Geographer's Library\u003c\/i\u003e, Jon Fasman made an \"inventive and spirited\" debut (\u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e) that landed him on \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller list. Every bit as dazzling, \u003ci\u003eThe Unpossessed City\u003c\/i\u003e takes readers into the Wild East that is Russia today. There we meet Jim Vilatzer--an American expat whose Russian language skills land him a job interviewing former inmates of the Gulag and ensnare him in a web of deceit involving the CIA, Russia's Interior Ministry, and Central Asian arms dealers selling the most dangerous technologies to the highest bidder. From its brooding portrayal of Moscow to its riveting pace, \u003ci\u003eThe Unpossessed City\u003c\/i\u003e is an atmospheric triumph in the tradition of Donna Leon's novels of Venice.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jon Fasman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0143116150\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780143116158\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/27\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.67lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.60h x 5.30w x 0.77d","brand":"Jon Fasman","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47072000573695,"sku":"9780143116158","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_61f548bf-cea4-4ebd-a888-8a9ff6db456d.jpg?v=1753415519","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-unpossessed-city-jon-fasman-9780143116158","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}