{"product_id":"9780571386918-the-bridge-over-the-neroch-and-other-works","title":"The Bridge Over The Neroch And Other Works","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIntroduced by Jon McGregor\u003cbr\u003eExperience the absurdities and tragedies of life in the Soviet Union in this extraordinary story collection by the lost Russian master behind cult classic \u003ci\u003eSummer in Baden-Baden\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Everything is always topsy-turvy here,\" he said.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA small town in the Ural mountains is the backdrop to the heartbreak and joys of a Russian-Jewish family, witnessing romance and illness, funerals and friendships, and the catastrophe of wartime invasion.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAmidst the snowy peaks of the Ararat valley, a married couple from Moscow admire the view from their hotel balcony, unprepared for the absurdist realities of tourism in the USSR.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom chandeliered metro stations to institute bus stops, monolithic skyscrapers and cockroach-infested apartments, Leonid Tsypkin evokes the tragicomedy of Soviet existence in transcendental prose.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41770898325601,"sku":"9780571386918","price":7.75,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_36365833_750702f0-17fc-48ae-8f2c-2b75f8cee237.jpg?v=1759443113","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780571386918-the-bridge-over-the-neroch-and-other-works","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}