{"product_id":"day-of-the-oprichnik-9780374533106","title":"Day of the Oprichnik","description":"\u003cp\u003eOne of \u003ci\u003eThe Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e's Best Fiction Books 2011 \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMoscow, 2028. A scream, a moan, and a death rattle slowly pull Andrei Danilovich Komiaga out of his drunken stupor. But wait--that's just his ring tone. So begins another day in the life of an oprichnik, one of the czar's most trusted courtiers--and one of the country's most feared men. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this new New Russia, where futuristic technology and the draconian codes of Ivan the Terrible are in perfect synergy, Komiaga will attend extravagant parties, partake in brutal executions, and consume an arsenal of drugs. He will rape and pillage, and he will be moved to tears by the sweetly sung songs of his homeland. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eVladimir Sorokin has imagined a near future both too disturbing to contemplate and too realistic to dismiss. But like all of his best work, Sorokin's new novel explodes with invention and dark humor. A startling, relentless portrait of a troubled and troubling empire, \u003ci\u003eDay of the Oprichnik \u003c\/i\u003eis at once a richly imagined vision of the future and a razor-sharp diagnosis of a country in crisis.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Farrar Straus Giroux\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/28\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780374533106\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 191\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.42lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.27h x 5.54w x 0.58d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/29\/2012 pg. 24\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Vladimir Sorokin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36636664135836,"sku":"9780374533106","price":15.3,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_006c3872-62d1-453e-afe5-7809229c6cf7.jpg?v=1603842576","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/day-of-the-oprichnik-9780374533106","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}