{"product_id":"the-confrontation-paperback-1","title":"The Confrontation - 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\u003eDulat Issabekov\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eGareth Stamp\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eJonathan Campion\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is the latest collection of short works from the renowned award-winning, Kazakh writer, playwright and storyteller, Dulat Issabekov - 'The Confrontation' is a group of short stories and a play - 'Bonapartes Wedding'. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn these tales he weaves the humour, tragedy and history of his beloved homeland. The tales poke fun of the former Soviet era yet also look back fondly with clear descriptions and lyrical prose. There is a fondness for past times but his characters also take us on journeys to the present day as well, highlighting the ludicrous striving for modernity through comical deceit and subterfuge and there are the unattainable relationships between people trying to please someone else or even just themselves. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDulat Issabekov is the master storyteller, drawing you into the world that creeps out from his pages and transports you to the countryside Dacha or the bustle of a soviet city, the clothing, food, cultures and traditions all become part of his written tapestry, like a Babushka shawl. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach of the stories has a special meaning and, although he denies they are autobiographical, memories that can only have been written by someone who was there.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThey are the kind of stories that can be read over and over again, each time with new details and swirls of description beckoning the reader to go in further. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e- Gareth Stamp\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eChairman Eurasian Creative Guild \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 196\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.53 x 7 x 4.37 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 01, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48874153541881,"sku":"9781913356637","price":21.87,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/buc9cbWbnA9781913356637_068ebc4f-e867-46aa-a35d-538f64f57a56.webp?v=1787323350","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/the-confrontation-paperback-1","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}