{"product_id":"9781529426519","title":"The Silver Bone : Longlisted for the International Booker Prize 2024","description":"\u003cp\u003e Author(s): Kurkov, Andrey \u003cbr\u003e Binding: Paperback, \u003cbr\u003e Date of Publication: 26\/09\/2024,\u003cbr\u003e Pagination: 288 pages,\u003cbr\u003e ISBN13\\EAN\\SKU: 9781529426519,\u003cbr\u003e Description: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKyiv, 1919. The Soviets control the city, but White armies menace them from the West. No man trusts his neighbour and any spark of resistance may ignite into open rebellion.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Samson Kolechko's father is murdered, his last act is to save his son from a falling Cossack sabre. Deprived of his right ear instead of his head, Samson is left an orphan, with only his father's collection of abacuses for company.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUntil, that is, his flat is requisitioned by two Red Army soldiers, whose secret plans Samson is somehow able to overhear with uncanny clarity. Eager to thwart them, he stumbles into a world of murder and intrigue that will either be the making of him - or finish what the Cossack started.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInflected with Kurkov's signature humour and magical realism, The Silver Bone takes inspiration from the real life archives of crime enforcement agencies in Kyiv, crafting a propulsive narrative that bursts to life with rich historical detail.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTranslated from the Russian by Boris Dralyuk\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Griffin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43571783663660,"sku":"9781529426519","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0379\/1365\/7388\/files\/9781529426519.jpg?v=1719468993","url":"https:\/\/www.griffinbooksonline.info\/products\/9781529426519","provider":"Griffin Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}