{"product_id":"radiant-terminus-9781940953526","title":"Radiant Terminus","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Irreducible to any single literary genre, the Volodinian cosmos is skillfully crafted, fusing elements of science fiction with magical realism and political commentary.\"-- \u003ci\u003eMusic \u0026amp; Literature\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe most patently sci-fi work of Antoine Volodine's to be translated into English, \u003ci\u003eRadiant Terminus \u003c\/i\u003etakes place in a Tarkovskian landscape after the fall of the Second Soviet Union. Most of humanity has been destroyed thanks to a number of nuclear meltdowns, but a few communes remain, including one run by Solovyei, a psychotic father with the ability to invade people's dreams--including those of his daughters--and torment them for thousands of years.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen a group of damaged individuals seek safety from this nuclear winter in Solovyei's commune, a plot develops to overthrow him, end his reign of mental abuse, and restore humanity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFantastical, unsettling, and occasionally funny, \u003ci\u003eRadiant Terminus \u003c\/i\u003eis a key entry in Volodine's epic literary project that--with its broad landscape, ambitious vision, and interlocking characters and ideas--calls to mind the best of David Mitchell.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAntoine Volodine \u003c\/b\u003e(a.k.a. Lutz Bassmann, a.k.a. Manuela Draeger) is the primary pseudonym of a French writer who has published more than forty books, over twenty under this name. Seven of his titles are currently available in English translation, including \u003ci\u003eMinor Angels\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBardo or Not Bardo\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003ePost-Exoticism in Ten Lessons, Lesson Eleven\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJeffrey Zuckerman \u003c\/b\u003eis digital editor of \u003ci\u003eMusic \u0026amp; Literature\u003c\/i\u003e. His writing and translations have appeared in \u003ci\u003eBest European Fiction\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e3: AM Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eRumpus\u003c\/i\u003e, and the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Open Letter\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/14\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781940953526\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 500\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.60h x 5.50w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2016 pg. 91\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/12\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2017 pg. 32\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/03\/2017\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Antoine Volodine","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36671548096668,"sku":"9781940953526","price":15.26,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_a681274c-e703-49a1-844f-9d3f2cf44327.jpg?v=1603925668","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/radiant-terminus-9781940953526","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}