{"product_id":"the-new-adventures-of-helen-magical-tales-9781646051038","title":"The New Adventures of Helen: Magical Tales","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"One of Russia's best living writers . . . Her tales inhabit a borderline between this world and the next.\" \u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt first glance, the stories in \u003ci\u003eThe New Adventures of Helen\u003c\/i\u003e seems simple, even child-like, but a deep reading reveals satire and darkness manifested through classic fairy tale tropes characteristically upended by Petrushevskaya. These \"adult fairy tales\" ask deep questions about gender, love, history, memory, and the future, taking place in times between history and the now. These stories, quirky but yet inspired by a confident hopefulness, will inspire and provoke English-speaking readers across the globe.\u003c\/p\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 10\/05\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781646051038\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 140","brand":"Ludmilla Petrushevskaya","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40941974388917,"sku":"9781646051038","price":14.41,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_9c3e5cae-f782-4d98-968b-f5ad4e53f071.jpg?v=1630995273","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-new-adventures-of-helen-magical-tales-9781646051038","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}