{"product_id":"city-of-lions-portrait-of-a-city-in-two-acts-lviv-then-and-now-9781805330011","title":"City of Lions: Portrait of a City in Two Acts: LVIV, Then and Now","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"A loving, sensuous, but also gently ironic reconstruction of a lost city\" \u003ci\u003e-- LA Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eA timely reissue of the classic portrayal of the Ukrainian city of Lviv by 2 authors in 2 acts, separated by time and circumstance\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e With an illuminating preface by Eva Hoffman and stunning new photographs by Diana Matar, \u003ci\u003eCity of Lions\u003c\/i\u003e is a powerful and melancholy evocation of Ukraine in the twentieth century, with a special resonance for today. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Lviv, Lwów, Lvov, Lemberg. Known by a variety of names, the City of Lions is now in western Ukraine. Situated in different countries during its history, it is a city located along the fault-lines of Europe's history.\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eCity of Lions\u003c\/i\u003e presents two essays, written more than half a century apart - but united by one city. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Józef Wittlin's lyrical paean to his Lwów, written in exile, is a deep cry of love and pain for his city, where most people he knew have fled or been killed. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Philippe Sands' finely honed exploration of what has been lost and what remains interweaves a lawyer's love of evidence with the emotional heft of a descendant of Lviv.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Pushkin Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/12\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781805330011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 176","brand":"Jozef Wittlin, Philippe Sands","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43067743961269,"sku":"9781805330011","price":16.96,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_e6531b67-5e78-4ead-8932-92d2254b247d.jpg?v=1690864514","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/city-of-lions-portrait-of-a-city-in-two-acts-lviv-then-and-now-9781805330011","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}