{"product_id":"bardo-or-not-bardo-paperback-2","title":"Bardo or Not Bardo - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAntoine Volodine\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJ. T. Mahany\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Irreducible to any single literary genre, the Volodinian cosmos is skillfully crafted, fusing elements of science fiction with magical realism and political commentary.\"--Nicholas Hauck, \u003ci\u003eMusic \u0026amp; Literature\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne of Volodine's funniest books, \u003ci\u003eBardo or Not Bardo \u003c\/i\u003etakes place in his universe of failed revolutions, radical shamanism, and off-kilter nomenclature.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn each of these seven vignettes, someone dies and has to make his way through the Tibetan afterlife, also known as the Bardo. In the Bardo, souls wander for forty-nine days before being reborn, helped along on their journey by the teachings of the \u003ci\u003eBook of the Dead\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUnfortunately, Volodine's characters bungle their chances at enlightenment, with the recently dead choosing to waste away their afterlife sleeping, or choosing to be reborn as an insignificant spider. The still-living aren't much better off, making a mess of things in their own ways, such as erroneously reciting a Tibetan cookbook to a lost comrade instead of the holy book.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOnce again, Volodine has demonstrated his range and ambition, crafting a moving, hysterical work about transformations and the power of the book.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAntoine Volodine \u003c\/b\u003eis the primary pseudonym of a French writer who has published twenty books under this name, several of which are available in English translation, such as \u003ci\u003eMinor Angels\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eWriters\u003c\/i\u003e. He also publishes under the names Lutz Bassmann and Manuela Draeger.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJ. T. Mahany \u003c\/b\u003eis a graduate of the Master of Arts in Literary Translation Studies program at the University of Rochester and is currently studying for his MFA at the University of Arkansas.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAntoine Volodine\u003c\/b\u003e is the primary pseudonym of a French writer who has published twenty books under this name, several of which are available in English translation. He also publishes under the names Lutz Bassmann and Manuela Draeger. Most of his works take place in a post-apocalyptic world where members of the post-exoticism writing movement have all been arrested as subversive elements. Together, these works constitute one of the most inventive, ambitious projects of contemporary writing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJ. T. Mahany\u003c\/b\u003e is a graduate of the masters program in literary translation studies at the University of Rochester. He is currently translating several books by the enigmatic and intriguing French author Antoine Volodine while studying for his MFA at the University of Arkansas.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 162\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 8.4 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 12, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47254228566265,"sku":"9781940953335","price":13.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/27pOvoqjZz9781940953335_a9f4d1c5-bbf7-410b-8436-92b4c2c33ce1.webp?v=1768712774","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/bardo-or-not-bardo-paperback-2","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}