{"product_id":"the-mountain-and-the-wall-9781941920152","title":"The Mountain and the Wall","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Ganieva's writing has a kind of magic.\" -- \u003cb\u003eLauren Smart, \u003ci\u003eDallas Observer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Never before has Russian literature produced such an honest and complete picture of today's Caucasus.\"-- \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKommersant Weekend\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e (Russia)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e**One of the \u003ci\u003eDallas Observer\u003c\/i\u003e's \"10 Books To Read This Fall\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e**\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e**World Literature Today\u003c\/i\u003e Editor's Pick**\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis remarkable debut novel by a unique young Russian voice portrays the influence of political intolerance and religious violence in the lives of people forced to choose between evils.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Mountain and the Wall\u003c\/i\u003e focuses on Shamil, a young local reporter in Makhachkala, and his reactions, or lack thereof, to rumors that the Russian government is building a wall to cut off the Muslim provinces of the Caucasus from the rest of Russia. As unrest spreads and the tension builds, Shamil's life is turned upside down, and he can no longer afford to ignore the violence surrounding him.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith a fine sense for mounting catastrophe, Alisa Ganieva tells the story of the decline of a society torn apart by its inherent extremes.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Deep Vellum Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/30\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781941920152\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 264\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.30h x 5.40w x 0.60d\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Alisa Ganieva","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36671654363292,"sku":"9781941920152","price":12.71,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_f5756d20-6391-4b83-ba9d-b446577de408.jpg?v=1603925932","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-mountain-and-the-wall-9781941920152","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}