{"product_id":"blizzard","title":"Blizzard","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003eBlizzard\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003eVladimir Sorokin\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN: \u003c\/b\u003e9780374610364\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/b\u003eSt. Martins Press-3PL\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished: \u003c\/b\u003e2022\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding: \u003c\/b\u003ePaperback\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage: \u003c\/b\u003eEnglish\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Note: \u003c\/b\u003eNew from the publisher\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher Description: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLong-listed for the 2016 PEN Translation Prize\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review \u003c\/i\u003eEditor's Choice\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eA dazzling, utterly distinctive saga from Russia's most celebrated and most controversial novelist\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eGarin, a district doctor, is desperately trying to reach the village of Dolgoye, where a mysterious epidemic is turning people into zombies. He carries with him a vaccine that will prevent the spread of this terrible disease, but is stymied in his travels by an impenetrable blizzard. A trip that should last no more than a few hours turns into a metaphysical journey, an expedition filled with extraordinary encounters, dangerous escapades, torturous imaginings, and amorous adventures. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTrapped in an existential storm, Vladimir Sorokin's characters fight their way across a landscape that owes as much to Chekhov's Russian countryside as it does to the postapocalyptic terrain of science fiction. Hypnotic, fascinating, and richly drawn, \u003ci\u003eThe Blizzard\u003c\/i\u003e is a seminal work from one of the most inventive authors writing today. Sorokin has created yet another boldly original work, which combines an avant-garde sensibility with a taste for the absurd and the grotesque, all while delivering stinging truths about contemporary life and modern-day Russia.\u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"St. Martins Press-3PL","offers":[{"title":"Blizzard | Vladimir Sorokin | Book | 9780374610364 | New | Fiction 1417929","offer_id":48162817114264,"sku":"1417929","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0492\/1609\/4360\/files\/51EKBgFfNBL.jpg?v=1771873629","url":"https:\/\/roundaboutbookstore.com\/products\/blizzard","provider":"Roundabout Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}