{"product_id":"a-harvest-truce-a-play-9780674291997","title":"A Harvest Truce: A Play","description":"\u003cp\u003eBrothers Anton and Tolik reunite at their family home to bury their recently deceased mother. An otherwise natural ritual unfolds under extraordinary circumstances: their house is on the front line of a war ignited by Russian-backed separatists in eastern Ukraine. Isolated without power or running water, the brothers' best hope for success and survival lies in the declared cease fire--the harvest truce. But such hopes are swiftly dashed, as it becomes apparent that the conflagration of war will not abate. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith echoes of \u003ci\u003eWaiting for Godot, \u003c\/i\u003e Serhiy Zhadan's \u003ci\u003eA Harvest Truce\u003c\/i\u003e stages a tragicomedy in which the commonplace experiences of death, birth, and the cycles of life marked by the practices of growing and harvesting food are rendered futile and farcical in the wake of the indifferent juggernaut of war.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harvard Ukrainian Research Institute\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/09\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780674291997\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 204\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.20w x 0.60d","brand":"Serhiy Zhadan","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52537403375797,"sku":"9780674291997","price":25.46,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_502de52e-391b-45bb-90ce-ef94cbdee690.jpg?v=1779169396","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/a-harvest-truce-a-play-9780674291997","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}