{"product_id":"the-foundation-pit-9781590173053","title":"The Foundation Pit","description":"Translated from the Russian by Robert \u0026amp; Elizabeth Chandler and Olga Meerson\u003cbr\u003eWith notes and an afterword by Robert Chandler and Olga Meerson \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn Andrey Platonov's \u003ci\u003eThe Foundation Pit\u003c\/i\u003e, a team of workers has been given the job of digging the foundation of an immense edifice, a palatial home for the perfect future that, they are convinced, is at hand. But the harder the team works, the deeper they dig, the more things go wrong, and it becomes clear that what is being dug is not a foundation but an immense grave. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Foundation Pit\u003c\/i\u003e is Platonov's most overtly political book, written in direct response to the staggering brutalities of Stalin's collectivization of Russian agriculture. It is also a literary masterpiece. Seeking to evoke unspeakable realities, Platonov deforms and transforms language in pages that echo both with the alienating doublespeak of power and the stark simplicity of prayer. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis English translation is the first and only one to be based on the definitive edition published by Pushkin House in Moscow. It includes extensive notes and, in an appendix, several striking passages deleted by Platonov. Robert Chandler and Olga Meerson's afterword discusses the historical context and style of Platonov's most haunted and troubling work.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e New York Review of Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/21\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781590173053\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 4.80w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/29\/2010 pg. 53\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Andrey Platonov","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36660813824156,"sku":"9781590173053","price":14.41,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_f89b4494-846b-4ed3-88ee-8a85e2364f5d.jpg?v=1603897602","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-foundation-pit-9781590173053","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}