{"product_id":"radiant-terminus-paperback-1","title":"Radiant Terminus - 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\u003eJeffrey Zuckerman\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIrreducible to any single literary genre, the Volodinian cosmos is skillfully crafted, fusing elements of science fiction with magical realism and political commentary.-- \u003ci\u003eMusic \u0026amp; Literature\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe most patently sci-fi work of Antoine Volodine's to be translated into English, \u003ci\u003eRadiant Terminus \u003c\/i\u003etakes place in a Tarkovskian landscape after the fall of the Second Soviet Union. Most of humanity has been destroyed thanks to a number of nuclear meltdowns, but a few communes remain, including one run by Solovyei, a psychotic father with the ability to invade people's dreams--including those of his daughters--and torment them for thousands of years.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen a group of damaged individuals seek safety from this nuclear winter in Solovyei's commune, a plot develops to overthrow him, end his reign of mental abuse, and restore humanity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFantastical, unsettling, and occasionally funny, \u003ci\u003eRadiant Terminus \u003c\/i\u003eis a key entry in Volodine's epic literary project that--with its broad landscape, ambitious vision, and interlocking characters and ideas--calls to mind the best of David Mitchell.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAntoine Volodine \u003c\/b\u003e(a.k.a. Lutz Bassmann, a.k.a. Manuela Draeger) is the primary pseudonym of a French writer who has published more than forty books, over twenty under this name. Seven of his titles are currently available in English translation, including \u003ci\u003eMinor Angels\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBardo or Not Bardo\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003ePost-Exoticism in Ten Lessons, Lesson Eleven\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJeffrey Zuckerman \u003c\/b\u003eis digital editor of \u003ci\u003eMusic \u0026amp; Literature\u003c\/i\u003e. His writing and translations have appeared in \u003ci\u003eBest European Fiction\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e3: AM Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eRumpus\u003c\/i\u003e, and the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAntoine Volodine\u003c\/b\u003e (a.k.a. Lutz Bassmann, a.k.a. Manuela Draeger) is the primary pseudonym of a French writer who has published more than 40 books, over 20 under this name. Seven of his titles are currently available in English translation, including \u003ci\u003eMinor Angels\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBardo or Not Bardo\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003ePost-Exoticism in Ten Lessons, Lesson Eleven.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJeffrey Zuckerman\u003c\/b\u003e is digital editor of \u003ci\u003eMusic \u0026amp; Literature.\u003c\/i\u003e His writing and translations have appeared in \u003ci\u003eBest European Fiction\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e3: AM Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Rumpus\u003c\/i\u003e, and the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Review of Books.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 500\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.6 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 14, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47248752738553,"sku":"9781940953526","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/eTlmUnB3MjFZNk52UEdIdEpmMUlBdz09_acc582b1-3dae-4951-8497-bdbf9e8e9612.webp?v=1768640932","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/radiant-terminus-paperback-1","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}