{"product_id":"seagulls-9781625572189","title":"Seagulls","description":"\u003cb\u003eA Black Lawrence Press Immigrant Writing Series Selection\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A teenage Olympic champion in Krakow, a stripper in New York, an American professor at Yale, a tech executive, and a doctor turned undocumented nanny--in a stunning collection of linked stories, \u003ci\u003eSeagulls\u003c\/i\u003e follows these women and men as they navigate exile, marriage, violence, and love in the aftermath of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Nina Chayka's debut collection draws on stories collected by the author from Ukrainians and Russians whose lives were shattered by the war, and from the author's own experiences as a member of a Muslim minority in Russia, her escape from harassment and threats of the Russian government, and her eventual exile in the United States. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Through these interconnected lives, \u003ci\u003eSeagulls\u003c\/i\u003e explores how individuals bound by war find the relentless, if sometimes reluctant, need to move forward.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Black Lawrence Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/09\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781625572189\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 252","brand":"Nina Chayka","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52571261960373,"sku":"9781625572189","price":16.96,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/seagulls-9781625572189","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}