{"product_id":"dispatches-from-the-district-committee-9781628975178","title":"Dispatches from the District Committee","description":"Grotesque, deconstructive, and absolutely genius, Vladimir Sorokin's short story collection\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDispatches from the District Committee\u003c\/i\u003e is a revelatory, offbeat portrait of Soviet life beyond the\u003cbr\u003epropaganda and state-sponsored realism.\u003cp\u003eCelebrated--and censored--for its political satire, literary irreverence, and provocative themes, \u003cbr\u003ehis work has been recognized across the world for its scathing, darkly humorous commentary\u003cbr\u003eon political and cultural oppression in the Soviet Union and contemporary Russia.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eDispatches from the District Committee\u003c\/i\u003e brings together stories from Sorokin's incendiary 1992\u003cbr\u003ecollection \u003ci\u003eThe First Subotnik\/My First Working Saturday\u003c\/i\u003e. Skillfully translated by Max Lawton, \u003cbr\u003ethese stories remain subversive classics, and increasingly relevant in a post-truth information\u003cbr\u003eage.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Dalkey Archive Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/14\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781628975178\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 180","brand":"Vladimir Sorokin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43766790946997,"sku":"9781628975178","price":16.11,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_6eb384b4-877d-4670-8161-4bf82e52fbdc.jpg?v=1710818531","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/dispatches-from-the-district-committee-9781628975178","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}